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How Ransomware Gangs Weaponize Employee Burnout to Breach Corporate Defenses

SecureWorld News

Phishing emails get through because people stop reading carefully. They're timing their phishing campaigns around stressful company periods: fiscal year ends, product launches, mergers, layoffs. Staff stop caring about strong passwords, following device protocols, maintaining cloud security posture , or reporting suspicious behavior.

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How Generative AI Is Powering a New Era of Cybersecurity

Hacker's King

Phishing Simulations : AI-crafted phishing emails can be used to train employees and improve organizational awareness. Generative AI automates this process by: Creating Real-Time Responses : AI systems can generate firewall rules, isolate compromised systems, or deploy patches within seconds of detecting an attack.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 billion malware attacks were identified by the report. CEOs who say that cybersecurity is the biggest threat to short-term growth have doubled in the past year.

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Hacker Personas Explained: Know Your Enemy and Protect Your Business

Webroot

While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human. Impersonators are known to use phishing , Business Email Compromise (BEC) and domain spoofing to lure victims, and they’re always looking for new ways to innovate.

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Threat Trends: DNS Security, Part 1

Cisco Security

To be clear, this does not indicate that 86 percent of organizations received phishing emails. Rather, 86 percent of organizations had at least one user attempt to connect to a phishing site, likely by clicking on a link in a phishing email. So, while one threat corrals more endpoints, the other is much busier.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Read on for more details on these threats or jump down to see the linked vendor reports.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: The Top Four Ways to Secure Our World

Security Boulevard

Recognize and Report Phishing According to the Thales 2024 Data Threat Report , phishing is the second fastest-growing attack. Phishing tactics are getting sneakier, thanks to AI, and it is more important than ever that employees be able to recognize their telltale signs.