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. If you don’t have the talent in-house, employ a third-party security firm.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

This post is about how we did it Finally, not shown in the piece, we spent time helping the targets understand how we found the data and showing them how to secure their online presence Bank scams and how to avoid them, with Alexis Conran We were asked to help make a TV show about the information that people share online being abused by scammers.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

It requires some baseline industry knowledge, but it’s a great way to stay on top of InfoSec current events. Since 2007 (before podcasting in general had really taken off), Patrick Gray and his co-host Adam Boileau have covered a wide range of InfoSec topics with insight from fellow industry leaders. Malicious Life.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which bad actors pose as a trustworthy entity via phone, email, or text message in order to steal personal information from the recipient. Attackers may try to get their victims to reveal their date of birth, social security number, credit card information, or account passwords.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Social engineering, phishing scams, ransomware, DDoS attacks , and software vulnerabilities are just some of the threats facing overloaded security professionals with limited budgets. Bear in mind that SOAR requires a mix of technologies and tools that deliver the capabilities the infosec team requires.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2024

Episode 324 features discussions on a significant AT&T data breach affecting 73 million customers and a sophisticated thread jacking attack targeting a journalist.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2022

Scott and Tom explain why privacy isn’t dead, why should everyone should care about their privacy, and how you should respond to someone that says “I don’t care about privacy, I have nothing to hide!”. Plus, details on a new attack using fake shopping apps and how a new malware toolkit called “Borat RAT” is […].

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There’s not many individual scams which can put “18 years and counting” on their resume. Of course, this was tied into a nonsensical scam about recovering lots of lost money should he be brought safely back. “Mark Ruffalo deepfake romance scam” What a sentence. spaaaaaaaaaace. What a world.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I seem to be doing most of that activity now on Mastodon , which appears to have absorbed most of the infosec refugees from Twitter, and in any case is proving to be a far more useful, civil and constructive place to post such things. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2022

This week we discuss the top 3 location tracking apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play and which ones sell your data. Plus, details about recent fake Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden vouchers on Facebook. ** Links mentioned on the show ** #1 Phone Tracker by Number [link] [link] – Android [link] – iOS […].

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Of course, he took the bait: pic.twitter.com/epM9YTSz1L — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 6, 2021 It's like dealing with scam phone calls: if you want to see where they lead, you need to play the game and not come on too strong too early. Onto the "scammer" comment and it raises an interesting question: is this a scam?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“The use of deepfake techniques in fraudulent activities… will elevate the sophistication of phishing fraud, making it increasingly challenging for users to distinguish between legitimate services and scams.” continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Based on current trends, NopSec has released its latest report on the 5 biggest cyber threats we expect to see this year: nation-state cyber attacks, ransomware, DDoS attacks , the Internet of Things, and social engineering & human error. For a preview, read on. Regulators, too, will struggle to keep up with the evolving threats.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Threat actors have developed social engineering approaches that leverage the uncertainty and chaos of the pandemic in order to deliver their malicious software. Cybersecurity programs that educate your entire team on general information security tactics – including recognizing and addressing phishing scams – are essential.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 13, 2021

The fraudulent email messages using the COVID-19 American Rescue Plan as bait target the infosec and technology sectors while employing subject lines ranging from “Joe Biden Rescue Plan Act” to “IRS Rescue Plan Form” to “President’s Rescue Plan Act.” These campaigns transcend borders, languages and industries.”.

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