NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Don’t be afraid of social engineering attacks this Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Security education and awareness have come a long way since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month 20 years ago. In the spirit of this year’s theme, we created a parody of the Monster Mash to share social engineering prevention tips far and wide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Social Engineering: Investigate the human element of cybersecurity by exploring social engineering techniques and tactics used to manipulate individuals. Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing: Learn the techniques and methodologies used by ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities in systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The event will also witness a host of demos and sessions from top cybersecurity experts who will be ready to offer a knowledge share on topics such as Blockchain Technology’s usage in security field, adversary emulation, cloud assessment, mobile malware, penetration testing, Red Teaming, Threat Hunting, Social Engineering and Web Apps.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use? Experience in the field is as valuable as formal education.

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2025

In this entry, lets focus on test day itselfand how to maximize the educational, financial, and professional value of the OSCP exam experience. OffSec has gone to great lengths to make the OSCP a realistic simulation of a black-box penetration test; however, to ensure fair grading and timely results, it comes with inherent limitations.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By offering insights into previous traffic, this technique improves threat detection, troubleshooting, and overall security by enabling for educated decision-making and proactive optimization of firewall configurations. Why It Matters Preventing social engineering attacks requires user awareness.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

That could restructure education, with the focus shifting from memorization of facts to training children to use data retrieved from the internet. AI could impact more than just social engineering. But it also could change the way we think, reducing the critical distance between a user and the data source.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

However, there is evidence to suggest that the vast majority of ransomware attacks affect a fairly small range of industries; principally, those are government, education, and healthcare. For example, a recent trend has seen a number of businesses with a large social media presence being targeted via those platforms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Phishing attack prevention : There are bots and automated call centers that pretend to be human; ML solutions such as natural language processing (NLP) and Completely Automated Public Turing tests to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHAs) help prove whether users are human or a machine, in turn detecting potential phishing attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Some of the best practices that you, as an owner of a small business, can exercise to reduce the attack vector includes: Educate employees by providing regular training sessions and conducting awareness programs about cyber-attacks like phishing , malware, or social engineering techniques.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Prevention Implementing robust cybersecurity measures and employee education programs can significantly reduce the risk of unauthorized network access. Social Engineering Techniques Social engineering is different—it’s about manipulating people instead of hacking technology.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments periodically to uncover weaknesses in your website’s security infrastructure. Educate developers on secure coding standards and provide them with the necessary tools and resources. Security Awareness Training Educate employees and users about cybersecurity best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed. Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Regularly conduct cybersecurity training sessions to reinforce good security habits.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Penetration Testing Penetration testing is a service where cybersecurity companies simulate real-world attacks on an organization’s network to find vulnerabilities before hackers do. Clients pay cybersecurity companies for these tests to expose flaws in their systems.

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Google Security

MAY 22, 2024

In these mandatory tests, the Security team creates and sends phishing emails to Googlers, counts how many interact with the email, and educates them on how to “not be fooled” by phishing. Usually, further education is required for employees who fail the exercise. But are users the last line of defense?

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Software Vulnerabilities Exploiting software vulnerabilities is one of the most common ways that hackers penetrate systems.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this guide, we will explore how you can embark on a cybersecurity career immediately after completing your 12th, the educational paths available, and the skills you'll need to succeed. Starting your journey in cybersecurity after the 12th is entirely possible, provided you choose the right educational and career pathway.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Astra’s Pentest suite is a complete vulnerability assessment and penetration testing solution for web and mobile applications. Best for: The vulnerability and penetration testing demands of SMBs. With SanerNow, you can manage multiple use cases from a single console. Astra Pentest. Visit website. Key Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Conduct frequent security audits and penetration testing: Detect and resolve any vulnerabilities before they are exploited by fraudulent actors to minimize the likelihood of data breaches. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Conduct user awareness training: Incorporate a focused training program into onboarding and workflow process so employees can learn about social engineering strategies, phishing risks, and cloud security best practices. This impacts the timeframe and quality of cloud migration, as well as organizational agility and competitiveness.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Phishing: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals trick people into giving away sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Preventing cyber attacks involves a combination of technical, administrative, and educational measures. It includes viruses, worms, and Trojans.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2024

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cards are ubiquitously used to authenticate using a physical token. This technology is often embedded in […] The post How Hackers Steal Your RFID Cards appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Aimed at reducing corporate vulnerability to insider threats, info security professionals should regularly monitor the most important infrastructure locations.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Ransomware attackers get into a network in many ways: Social engineering. Unpatched exploits.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Through tenures at Citrix, HP, and Bugcrowd, Jason Haddix offers his expertise in the areas of penetration testing , web application testing, static analysis, and more. Street is an expert in penetration testing, detection and response, pen testing, and auditing and co-author of Dissecting the Hack: The F0rb1dd3n Network.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This gang of cybercriminals targets individuals within an organization with social engineering tactics designed to fool them into opening a document from a ZIP file attached to an email. How do hackers use social engineering? Employee education is a critical element of phishing prevention and threat detection.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: It's a confusing time for high school students with COVID-19 disrupting years of their critical education. Next week we're doing social engineering. I'll see you in a couple years just know that I'm coming.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: It's a confusing time for high school students with COVID-19 disrupting years of their critical education. Next week we're doing social engineering. I'll see you in a couple years just know that I'm coming.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids). The SEVillage was established back in 2010 at DEF CON 18.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

My healthcare is always going to be one again, it's a vertical healthcare and education, both where you have large amounts of very sensitive information, but not necessarily the budgets to secure it effectively. GRAY: The Internet is a penetration test. And we're starting to see more and more. It's not really a dip.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Mitnick and KnowBe4 As an early expert in social engineering and hacking, Mitnick provided valuable first-hand knowledge when he joined KnowBe4. He helped design KnowBe4’s training based on his social engineering tactics, and he became a partial owner of KnowBe4 in November 2011.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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