Social engineering attacks are on the rise in the 21st century. Cyber-criminals are targeting organizations with social engineering tactics, due to human weaknesses. As reports of social engineering attacks on businesses continue, security professionals are unable to prohibit social engineering in the ...
While it may seem like social engineering is the “long way” around for bad actors,98% of cyber attacksrely on social engineering in some capacity. Here, we’ll discuss how and why social engineering is on the rise, and why you need to protect your organization from these attacks. Socia...
Some major brands were targeted in this competition. A higher score above means that the company gave away more information to the social engineer. This illustrates just how vulnerable companies are to social engineering attacks. How to Protect Yourself From Social Engineering Attacks Now that you u...
Social engineering attacks are not only becoming more common against enterprises and SMBs, but they're also increasingly sophisticated. With hackers devising ever-more clever methods for fooling employees and individuals into handing over valuable company data, enterprises must use due diligence in an ...
Social Engineering Attacks Aren’t Going Anywhere Social engineers and the threats they pose are here to stay. In fact, threat actors are using social engineering tactics more blatantly than ever before as seen with the recent criminal activities of the hacking group, “LAPSUS$.” Known asDEV-...
Human Behavior Misused For Committing Social Engineering Attacks There are certain traits that are endemic to human behavior that social engineering cyberattacks seek to exploit. Likes People have a tendency to give more credibility to those they like than those they do not. To exploit this, a so...
Mimecast has compiled six reasons social engineering attacks are more successful during the holidays, hoping to arm organizations with the insight needed to help stop these attacks. Cyberattacks are continually on the rise, becoming more and more sophisticated as time goes on. Organizations attempt ...
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What makes social engineering attacks dangerous A social engineering attack doesn't require a complete attack on everyone in an organization before it can cause severe damage. This makes it very dangerous. An attacker only needs to manipulate a user with enough privilege in the organization to caus...
Not for nothing, social engineering attacks are termed – unseen perils, silent threats to your small business and enterprise. Social Engineering Attacks: The Stats and The Reports Picture this: 📌 Per the report by Barracuda, small businesses witness350% more social engineering attacks than ...