Social Engineering stories - Page 6

Security awareness training and simulated phishing platform KnowBe4 has unveiled the top 10 risky behaviours of employees on work devices.

Ransomware attacks are becoming more costly, with the median cost per incident doubling to $26,000, according to Verizon Business.

Widespread accessibility to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, means that email scams are more convincing than ever before.

Mandiant has assessed with high confidence that APT43 is a moderately-sophisticated cyber operator that supports the interests of the North Korean regime.

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As people get better at identifying potential threats in their inbox, threat actors must evolve their methods. Their new M.O? Social engineering.

Natalie Burrows appointed as ANZ director of sales to help improve overall security culture and tackle social engineering for APAC organizations.

Fortinet has launched a new security awareness and training service to enhance workforce cyber awareness and mitigate threats.

The rise in online transactions has led to a surge in cyber-attacks, with fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in corporate payment systems, warns eftsure.

Attacks on trade enterprises have significantly risen, with a 56% increase in the trade industry, according to Positive Technologies.

There are pressures to stay trading, but it is imperative to ensure that actions taken now don’t encourage security disasters in the future.

Cybercriminals exploit COVID-19 fears, targeting vulnerable groups with scams and malware, raising cyber insurance need.

Research by Vanson Bourne revealed that 44% of respondents believed that their CEO was the weak link in their cybersecurity operation.

The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.

Across all countries surveyed, prioritisation was identified as the biggest organisational cybersecurity challenge (20%).

As deepfakes become more convincing, experts turn to deep learning to detect AI-manipulated videos, countering the rising threat of misinformation.

In a recent report by Dell EMC, it was discovered that data-loss incidents cost Singapore organisations an average of US$1.4 million over 12 months.

Proofpoint says commonly targeted accounts are not necessarily people who are known or actively tracked by the security team.

Trustwave's 2019 Global Security Report reveals a sharp rise in focused cyber threats and highlights the ongoing evolution of both attacks and defences.

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