Security Through Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Though these two facets are important in getting further than most, the third facet is perhaps the most important…and that is the social game. At its core, Survivor is a social experiment. In fact, taking this one step further…you could say that Survivor is in essence, a social engineering experiment.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Engineering Education Security Defenses 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

Phishing 83

Phishing Social Engineering Authentication Security Awareness 83

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.

Social Engineering 85

Social Engineering Engineering Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence 85

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

It also teaches users about social engineering, phishing , and brute force attacks. Vulnerability assessment: HackerGPT makes it easier to analyze vulnerabilities by offering instructions on how to discover, prioritize, and mitigate security flaws.

Mobile 96

Mobile Hacking Education Cybersecurity 96

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybercriminals use various ways to acquire illegal access and exfiltrate sensitive data, such as exploiting software flaws, phishing assaults, or using compromised credentials. The lack of awareness, employee dissatisfaction, or social engineering attacks targeting an employee may all cause insider threats.

Risk 113

Risk Backups Encryption DDOS 113

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Centralize secrets and set storage to private: Keep API keys and passwords in a centralized, secure management system. Breaches often stem from exploited vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure or applications, with hackers using methods such as software vulnerabilities, phishing, or compromised credentials.

Risk 110

Risk DDOS Data breaches Encryption 110

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

Risk 79

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 79