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Synthetic Sabotage: How AI Tools Are Fueling Tailored Phishing Campaigns at Scale

SecureWorld News

The phishing game has evolved into synthetic sabotage a hybrid form of social engineering powered by AI that can personalize, localize, and scale attacks with unnerving precision. At the heart of many of these kits are large language models (LLMs) trained or fine-tuned specifically for social engineering tasks.

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2025 SecureWorld Theme: Once Upon a Time in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

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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The Biggest Cybersecurity Risk We're Ignoring—And No, It's Not AI

SecureWorld News

But amidst all these flashy, futuristic threats, the biggest cybersecurity risk remains the same as it's always beenhumans. Cognitive Security? The elephant in the (server) room We've all seen the headlines: AI is taking over, deepfakes are fooling the masses, quantum computing will break encryption! So what do we do? We're excited.

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Insecure Medical Devices — Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks

Security Boulevard

The post Insecure Medical Devices Illumina DNA Sequencer Illuminates Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard. IEI-IEI, Oh: Running an obsolete OS, on obsolete hardware, configured with obsolete settings.

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Cybersecurity in Aviation: Rising Threats and Modernization Efforts

SecureWorld News

Additionally, a distributed workforce, ranging from remote maintenance technicians to cabin crews, multiplies entry points for social-engineering tactics like phishing. Aircraft themselves are nodes on data networks, constantly transmitting telemetry, engine performance metrics, and passenger connectivity data.

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Why I Refused to Say “People Are the Weakest Link in Cyber”

Jane Frankland

The UK Government’s refreshed Cyber Governance Code of Practice sets a clear direction with guidance, and is holding boards accountable for human cyber risk. I’m approaching this from my role with OutThink , the Cybersecurity Human Risk Management platform I proudly represent as an advisor and brand ambassador. Not a bolt-on.

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March Madness Meets Cyber Mayhem: How Cybercriminals Are Playing Offense this Season

SecureWorld News

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.