Security Boulevard

MAY 22, 2023

Learn about the rise of platform engineering and how it differs from DevOps in terms of self-service capabilities and automation. Discover how security fits into this new paradigm and the benefits of platform engineering for software development teams of various sizes. Is DevOps really dead?

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 11, 2023

It appears to be a case of creative social engineering by. The post Socially Engineered Into Stealing $500,000 From a Casino appeared first on Security Boulevard. She sits in a Colorado jail while the money is long gone.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Cybersecurity 122

CSO Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

SaaS-based customer identity and access management ( CIAM ) provider Frontegg has launched entitlements engine, an authorization management capability aimed at helping app developers and revenue teams streamline access authorization. With our CALC-powered Entitlements Engine, we provide all of this functionality and more in a single API.”

Engineering 89

Engineering Technology 89

Anton on Security

AUGUST 31, 2022

Release Engineering, covered in Ch 8 of the SRE book (and related workbooks too ). Namely, people who hear about “release engineering” and say: my SOC neither releases nor engineers. In fact, back in 2016 we were creating a modern SOC model at Gartner and “detection engineering” was very much part of the SOC model.

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Engineering Risk 189

Tech Republic Security

JUNE 6, 2022

Determine whether Kinsta or WP Engine is the best option for your business. The post Kinsta vs WP Engine: Managed WordPress hosting comparison appeared first on TechRepublic. WordPress has many managed hosting plans to choose from to help handle larger websites with higher traffic flows.

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Engineering 174

Security Boulevard

MAY 30, 2023

Deepfake social engineering scams have become an increasingly scary trend among cybercriminals to socially engineer victims into submission. The post Listen to These Recordings: Deepfake Social Engineering Scams Are Scaring Victims appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2023

Social engineering is a type of cybersecurity attack that aims to manipulate victims into sharing personal information, revealing account login, or exposing sensitive information that compromises their personal and/or company’s security, privacy, and finances. While 2022 estimates are still being accounted for, it has been assessed that 6.9

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Social Engineering Engineering Cybersecurity Accountability 69

Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2023

For now, though, human social engineers still outperform AI when it comes. The post ChatGPT Less Convincing Than Human Social Engineers in Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Malware 116

Dark Reading

MAY 24, 2023

Security professionals warn that Google's new top-level domains,zip and.mov, pose social engineering risks while providing little reason for their existence.

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Social Engineering Engineering Risk 140

Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. Social engineering scams leverage psychological manipulation to deceive individuals and exploit the victims’ trust. This was a 3% increase compared to the previous year.

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Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 52

Javvad Malik

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Flying is really a marvel of engineering, and it blows my mind every time I get on a flight. Have you ever seen an airline advertise its planes by the type of engine it has, the suspension of the landing gear, or by the mechanism with which it connects to the passenger tunnel. You can enjoy flying without being an aeroplane nerd.

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Engineering Encryption Passwords Advertising 140

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you google the definition for social engineering, you’ll probably find something like “the use of deception to manipulate individuals […] The post Social Engineer Yourself appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Social Engineering Engineering 65

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. The increasing use of videoconferencing platforms and the various forms of remote work also adopted in the post-emergency covid make interpersonal collaborations increasingly virtual.

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Social Engineering Engineering Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 90

Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2023

Both Staffin and his employer were victims of business email compromise (BEC) , also known as CEO fraud, a type of social engineering attack. Social engineering attacks are cyberattacks where a criminal tricks a victim into doing something against their interests, such as revealing sensitive information of making a bank transfer.

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Social Engineering Small Business Engineering Phishing 85

Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

If you google the definition for social engineering, you’ll probably find something like “the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes.” While it’s true that social engineering is used to manipulate people, it can also be used to motivate people.

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Social Engineering Engineering 62

InfoWorld on Security

MAY 30, 2023

Frontegg’s new entitlement engine will be powered by context-aware logic controls (CALC) technology to effect context-based, fine-grained authorization controls.

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Engineering Technology 66

CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Password management company LastPass, which was hit by two data breaches last year , has revealed that data exfiltrated during the first intrusion, discovered in August, was used to target the personal home computer of one of its devops engineers and launch a second successful cyberatttack, detected in November.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, two disciplines stand out: Detection Engineering and Threat Hunting. Detection Engineering: Reinforcing the Defenses Detection engineering is […] The post Guarding the Gates: The Intricacies of Detection Engineering and Threat Hunting appeared first on Cyborg Security.

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Engineering Cybersecurity 78

Security Boulevard

MAY 26, 2023

They do lead generation to identify their target company, cadence messaging to engage and interact with an individual at the target company, and finally, deliver the ‘payload’ — often […] The post ChatGPT Spearphishing: Social Engineering at Scale appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Technology 59

Security Through Education

APRIL 5, 2023

When I first started in the social engineering field, I had no idea how much it would impact my everyday life. What exactly is social engineering? Social Engineering: What is it? What is social engineering ? What is social engineering ? Why Should I Care About Social Engineering? Let’s dive in together.

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Social Engineering Engineering Cybersecurity Education 74

We Live Security

MAY 18, 2023

A roundup of some of the handiest tools that security professionals can use to search for and monitor devices that are accessible from the internet The post 5 useful search engines for internet‑connected devices and services appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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Internet Internet Engineering 88

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 17, 2022

In what appears as an operation first of its kind, Interpol has arrested over 2000 criminals who launched social engineering attacks worldwide. Cyber crooks witnessed a rise in opportunities from WFH culture as they launched innovative cyber scams that led to a rise in social engineering attacks in novel forms.

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Social Engineering Engineering Scams Identity Theft 130

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The post The Psychic and the Social Engineer appeared first on Security Boulevard. Do you believe in psychics? Many people turn to psychics and mediums for advice or to communicate with dead loved […].

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Social Engineering Engineering Security Awareness InfoSec 96

Cisco Security

JANUARY 31, 2023

For Cisco engineers working on Duo, having a remote-first workplace has helped them reach life goals, connect with colleagues around the world, and be intentional communicators. More perspectives make a positive impact on the product Senior Engineering Leader David Rines has worked remotely for the past seven years.

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Engineering Software Cybersecurity Architecture 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Attackers know this, which is why it’s becoming an increasingly common social engineering scam. The social engineering here is the user’s blind trust in Google Alerts. The post The Top 5 New Social Engineering Attacks in 2023 appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. A variation on the theme are free prize giveaways.

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Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Scams 110

Security Through Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. Clearly, we need to take notice of how social engineering attacks are targeting our vital healthcare systems. So, what exactly is social engineering? What is Social Engineering? Engaging social engineering training is a must.

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Microsoft and Adobe have partnered to integrate the Adobe Acrobat PDF rendering engine directly into the Edge browser, replacing the existing PDF engine. [.]

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Engineering 111

Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By now you may be guessing what the psychic and the social engineer have in common. There are many overlapping skills used by psychics and social engineers; in this article, we’ll consider the most common tactics. Similarly, a professional social engineer must exhibit confidence and never break pretext. Sell It With Conviction.

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Social Engineering Engineering Cybersecurity Security Awareness 82

Dark Reading

APRIL 11, 2023

In three separate incidents, engineers at the Korean electronics giant reportedly shared sensitive corporate data with the AI-powered chatbot.

Engineering 116

Engineering 116

Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2023

When I first started in the social engineering field, I had no idea how much it would impact my everyday […] The post Communication: Using Social Engineering Techniques in Everyday Life appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Social Engineering Engineering 65

Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Build a playbook for employees on how to handle suspicious communications, use mail filters, and screen and verify unfamiliar calls to bolster a defensive social engineering security strategy.

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Social Engineering Engineering Education 117

Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

The post Six Ways to Foster a Security Mindset in Engineering Teams appeared first on Security Boulevard. Security cannot only be the mandate of information security teams. Every member of an organization must take responsibility for good security.

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Engineering Data breaches Cybersecurity Information Security 116

Veracode Security

MAY 9, 2023

Although Magento uses its own custom templating system, these vulnerabilities got me thinking about the general challenges developers face when trying to ensure they are using a template engine in a way that does not introduce security flaws.

Engineering 69

Engineering 69

Heimadal Security

MARCH 18, 2022

Social engineering is a term that first emerged in social sciences, somewhat akin to the direct intervention of scientists on human society. The term ‘social engineer’ was first coined in 1894 by Van Marken, in order to highlight the idea that for handling human problems, professionals were needed. The post What Is Social Engineering?

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Social Engineering Engineering 103

CSO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2022

Social engineering is involved in the vast majority of cyberattacks, but a new report from Proofpoint has revealed five common social engineering assumptions that are not only wrong but are repeatedly subverted by malicious actors in their attacks.

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Social Engineering Engineering Cybercrime 134

Heimadal Security

JANUARY 19, 2023

MailChimp announced it has been victim to a social engineering attack that threat actors successfully performed on the company`s employees and contractors. MailChimp detected the attack on January 11th, […] The post MailChimp Suffers Data Breach Due to Social Engineering Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Accountability 107

Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

At Social-Engineer, LLC (SECOM), we define social engineering as “any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interest.” If you Google “social engineering,” you will get a very different and more negative definition. This same perspective is used in social engineering attacks.

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Social Engineering Engineering Scams Information Security 119