SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Beware the Poisoned Apple: Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering Just like Snow White was tricked into accepting a poisoned apple from the Evil Queen, malware and social engineering attacks exploit trust to deliver harmful payloads. Ensure your organization builds a "brick house" of security to stay protected!

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 19, 2025

Skip to content Cisco Blogs / Security / Simplifying Decryption With Cisco’s Secure Firewall 7.7 June 19, 2025 Leave a Comment Security Simplifying Decryption With Cisco’s Secure Firewall 7.7 Simplicity aids in easier management and reduces the risk of misconfiguration.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

It’s never been more important to protect employees from cyber-attacks while also mitigating the risk they pose as trusted insiders. The ideas of employee monitoring, insider threat detection, data loss prevention (DLP), User Activity Monitoring (UAM), and human risk management aren’t new. Gathering and analyzing data.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The use of employee mobile devices at work, or bring your own device (BYOD), is a significant and growing threat to organizational security. The post BYOD Policies Fueling Security Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 1, 2024

The post ‘Russia’ Breaches TeamViewer — ‘No Evidence’ Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. SolarWinds hackers strike again: Remote access service hacked—by APT29, says TeamViewer.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2025

Once this authentication occurs, the attacker has full control over the newly managed profile in the victims browser, allowing them to push automated policies such as disabling safe browsing and other security features. This attack is extremely potent as there is no visual difference between a managed and unmanaged browser.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2024

The post ‘Perfect 10’ Apple Supply Chain Bug — Millions of Apps at Risk of CocoaPods RCE appeared first on Security Boulevard. Tim looks grim: 10 year old vulnerabilities in widely used dev tool include a CVSS 10.0 remote code execution bug.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 13, 2024

The post Tile/Life360 Breach: ‘Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 15, 2024

The post Olympic Gold at Risk: AI Cybercriminals Target 2024 Games. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Zack Allen is director of threat intelligence for ZeroFOX , a Baltimore-based company that helps customers detect and respond to risks found on social media and other digital channels. Allen said it matters little to the attackers if the first few social engineering attempts fail. A phishing page (helpdesk-att[.]com) Image: urlscan.io.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

While details remain sparse, reports suggest social engineering tactics like phishing, SIM swapping, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks may have been used to infiltrate systems. Once inside, they’ll likely have used other methods to successfully bypass enterprise security tools.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Why an HR-IT Partnership is Critical for Managing Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By aligning priorities into a shared game plan, HR and IT can finally set their organizations up to defend against modern cyberthreats.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Real-world recent examples of advanced phishing and social engineering attacks To understand the severity of the current phishing landscape, let's delve into some real-world examples. Advanced Detection Capabilities: By leveraging NLP and image recognition, LLMs can identify subtle cues that traditional security measures might miss.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 16, 2024

The post Risks of GenAI Rising as Employees Remain Divided About its Use in the Workplace appeared first on Security Boulevard. One in three office workers who use GenAI admit to sharing customer info, employee details and financial data with the platforms. Are you worried yet?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

Manufacturing: IP theft and ransomware are top risks; OT/ICS systems still lag in basic controls. These tasks can replace some of the more manual, repetitive tasks that security teams usually perform, however, security professionals are still needed to tune this automation and define policy based on risk tolerance.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2025

Phishing plays straight out of the cybercrime playbook "March Madness brings heightened cybersecurity risks this year, especially with the expansion of sports gambling beyond traditional office pools creating new attack vectors for credential harvesting and financial fraud," warns J.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Launch defense-focused initiatives focused on areas like identity management and governance, security monitoring and intelligence (to detect and alert for unusual account activity), credential management, and asset quarantine solutions.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

"Wire transfers are instantaneous and almost impossible to reverse, prepaid gift cards offer weak security measures, and there are private key vulnerabilities when paying by crypto. Protect your personal information Valentine's Day scammers take advantage of social engineering and people letting their guard down around February 14th.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As digital exploitation, fraud and deception move deeper into society, it is incumbent on organizations to educate their employees on digital literacy skills, make them aware of the risks posed by phishing and social engineering threats.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2023

The post AI may not Destroy the World, but There are Other Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. Security Awareness Training Improvements Coming. “As That’s a good start.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 18, 2025

Regular simulations and updates on emerging threats are essential to help employees recognize and mitigate these risks effectively." This isn't entirely surprising as it's getting easier to bypass filters on mobile; and mobile devices are harder to secure.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

6clicks today announced it has integrated its namesake governance, risk and compliance management (GRC) platform with generative AI to make it simpler to create policies. The 6clicks platform is based on an artificial intelligence (AI) engine it developed with the GPT-3 platform created by OpenAI.

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BH Consulting

MAY 28, 2025

Common ways of infiltrating victim organisations include social engineering against employees and stolen credentials. The last point delivers the biggest bang for your buck in security, Brian argued. She urged companies to improve AI literacy at board level so they better understand the risks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This helps to explain the rise of social engineering attacks , especially with phishing. Earlier this year, Ballistic Ventures invested $7 million in Nudge Security because of its focus on the modern workforce. This startup takes an interesting approach to security. See the Top Employee Security Awareness Training Tools.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Encryption Technologies: Encryption protects data confidentiality and integrity, but attackers also use it to conceal malware, establish encrypted communication channels, and secure stolen data. Social Engineering Tactics: These tactics exploit human psychology to manipulate individuals.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 21, 2024

March Madness is a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to deploy phishing lures, malicious apps, and social engineering tactics," warns Krishna Vishnubhotla, VP of Product Strategy at mobile security firm Zimperium. The emotional investment and spike in online activity create a perfect storm that organizations need to protect against."

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 1, 2025

Anetac unifies identity security across humans and machines Anetac expanded its Identity Vulnerability Management Platform with the global rollout of Human Link Pro , a tool aimed at helping organizations spot and fix identity-based vulnerabilities, whether they stem from human and non-human identities (like bots and APIs) in hybrid environments.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Leaders guiding their organisations today need to know how to balance AI’s benefits – like real-time threat detection, rapid response, and automated defences – with new risks and complexities. That’s why it’s essential to promote security awareness and training on AI-specific threats, said Craig Balding.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 18, 2025

Brian said that teams developing security awareness and training programmes should think of them as colleagues and refer to them using that language. Think of someone in your organisation who fell victim to social engineering that led to a breach,” Brian urged. “Be We don’t need to reinvent language to communicate.”

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

These can appear as seemingly legitimate sponsored ads on search engines like Google or as banners on trusted websites. These examples demonstrate how malvertising can infiltrate corporate environments, bypassing traditional security filters that might not flag an ad served through a trusted search engine or site.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2024

Spackle attack: Chinese company takes over widely used free web service—almost 400,000 websites at risk. The post ‘Polyfill’ Supply Chain Threat: 4x Worse Than We Thought appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2025

I recall a security leader who struggled to get support for a privileged access management program until they identified and briefed three respected senior engineers who became vocal advocates in subsequent meetings. This response acknowledges their point while introducing compelling evidence of the evolving risk.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Clearly, companies and individuals should not rely exclusively on built-in security. Of course, it does not mean you should not use those tools, but nothing replaces security awareness training , active monitoring , regular pentesting , and threat hunting. This is basic role management.

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Cisco Security

JULY 29, 2021

Risk management: Identifying and making decisions to deal with organizational risk. This pertains to managing any type of risk, from physically securing assets to patching digital vulnerabilities that exist within software. Vulnerability management: Identifying and managing risk from technical vulnerabilities.

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