Three Fundamentals for Shoring Up Phishing Defenses
GW Information Security Blog » Social Engineering
by fatme
2y ago
Phishing -- one of the oldest pain points in cybersecurity. Also known as pre-texting, phishing continues to wreak havoc quietly and is as significant a threat as ever. Despite often being overlooked, phishing has been a mainstay in the cybersecurity threat landscape for decades. In fact, 43 percent of cyberattacks in 2020 featured phishing or pre-texting, while 74 percent of US organizations experienced a successful phishing attack last year alone. That means that phishing is one of the most dangerous “action varieties” to an organization’s cybersecurity health. As a result, the need for pro ..read more
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Social Engineering Methods Pt 1
GW Information Security Blog » Social Engineering
by waseemz
2y ago
From Wombat Security Phishing Phishing is a very simple and useful tool in an attacker’s arsenal. Phishing can lead to the exposure of sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, PII (personally identifiable information), and credit card information. So what is Phishing? It is at method used to obtain sensitive information from a victim that leverages social engineering and communications technologies that normal people use every day. There are various methods of phishing, with the most common being email, vishing (voice phishing), and smshing (text phishing). These methods can be bla ..read more
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“Social Engineering” Demystified
GW Information Security Blog » Social Engineering
by waseemz
2y ago
What is Social Engineering? We frequently hear about cyber-attacks on organizations using highly technical and sophisticated methods, involving malware and vulnerabilities that most people don’t understand. However, what we don’t typically hear about is how the attacker got in. According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation Report, in 2019, a third of all data breaches involved social engineering attacks to include phishing, pretexting, and a variety of other social engineering methods. Social Engineering involves gaining the trust of unsuspecting users via manipulation or trickery, in or ..read more
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