Articles Tagged with ''social engineering''

How Call Centers are the Weakest Links in Authentication Chain

March 21, 2019

As companies increase their cybersecurity defenses, fraudsters are now targeting call centers with easily obtained and plentiful personally identifying information and they are sharing it too.

How to Protect Against Human Vulnerabilities in Your Security Program

Atif Mushtaq

September 6, 2018

When it comes to cybersecurity, no doubt humans are the weakest link. No matter how many layers are added to your security stack, nor how much phishing education and awareness training you do, threat actors continue to develop more sophisticated ways to exploit the human vulnerabilities with socially engineered attacks. In fact, as security defenses keep improving, hackers are compelled to develop more clever and convincing ways to exploit the human attack surface to gain access to sensitive assets.

Phishing: The Scary Clown of Cybersecurity

Gary Davis

October 31, 2017

Much like the It (the clown), phishing goes by many names, has become much more adept at preying on the hopes and fears of individuals, and is growing rapidly as criminals learn which techniques are most effective.

Email, Spymail, Cybersecurity, Cyber espionage

4 Ways to Thwart Social Engineering Attacks

Social engineering attacks are on the rise. Here's what your organization can do to stop them.

Paul Everton

October 25, 2016

Cyber criminals are now using sophisticated social engineering techniques to target employees and trick them into handing over funds and divulging sensitive corporate data. Luckily there are a number of steps organizations can take to protect themselves and their employees from this increasingly popular and successful form of threat.

Know Your Phish: 4 Keys to Combating Spear-Phishing Campaigns

1 v. 100,000,000,000: The Odds Favor Phishing (But They Don't Have To)

Dave Herman

May 4, 2016

One hundred billion spam emails are sent out each day. With such daunting numbers, what can businesses do to protect themselves, and their customers' data, from hackers?

3 Social Media Security Risks for Government Employees

Greg Kushto

November 10, 2015

These days, everyone, even government employees, are on social media. Some agencies even allow for limited personal use of government resources such as laptops and official time to check or update social media.

4 Common Security Threats of Social in the Enterprise

Bruce Milne

September 29, 2015

As our lives become more and more digital and increasingly connected, information security (infosec) seems to have become a continuous cycle of good and bad news.

The Human Element of Cybersecurity

Mav Turner

May 26, 2015

The security threat landscape is evolving at an alarming rate, with companies of all sizes being impacted.

Facebook CEO's Page Hacked to Demonstrate Security Flaw

August 19, 2013

A Palestinian security researcher posted a message on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s page last week after he says the site’s security team didn’t take his warnings of a security flaw seriously, CNN reports.

Educating Employees to Build Better Cyber Security

Ron Woerner

December 1, 2012

To err is human, to prevent err is IT info-security’s job. Dealing with the weakest link in the IT security chain – people – has its challenges.

Learn how modern security teams are evolving from alert-driven workflows to outcome-driven operations and how AI is enabling faster, more confident decisions at every stage of the incident response lifecycle.

Organizations continuously monitor their networks and systems for risk, yet the people with legitimate access are often the least monitored part of the model. Discover a Workforce Risk Intelligence Framework that adds a dedicated layer focused on workforce risk.