In this round up, we’re taking a look at some of the top social engineering attacks in which small mistakes cost these businesses greatly. These attacks stand out for their severity and notoriety and we hope that these brand’s blunders may become valuable lessons for improving your company’...
Phishing and social engineering tactics can easily take advantage of unsuspecting, ill-equipped users. Having basic cybersecurity knowledge can greatly affect and even prevent attacks at the source. Some basic security training practices to provide are: Safe web surfing Creating strong, secure passwords...
even worse, such attacks are infrequently detected both due to their sophistication and lack of skills amid the victims, eventually being suddenly reported by security researchers or journalists and flabbergasting the data owners.
66. What is the most effective way to protect yourself from social engineering attacks like phishing? A. Install antivirus software and keep it updated. B. Be cautious about clicking on links or opening attachments in emails, even from seemingly familiar senders. C. Never share your personal ...
DoS attacks are one of the top 5 cyber threats that target commercial business sites. They usually work by flooding the target system with an overwhelming amount of data that makes it impossible for the system to process normal traffic. DoS attacks are one of the potential threats that can be...
Many user activities put us at high risk for malware infection, system compromise, social engineering attacks, and/or information disclosure. You must recognize these actions in your behavior and work toward reducing them. Opening Email AttachmentsAttachments can make the exchange of documents and othe...
5. Phishing attacks Phishing attacksare a type of information security threat that employs social engineering to trick users into breaking normal security practices and giving up confidential information, including names, addresses, login credentials, Social Security numbers, credit card information ...
3. Phishing attacks Aphishing attackoccurs when a malicious actor sends emails that seem to be coming from trusted, legitimate sources in an attempt to grab sensitive information from the target. Phishing attacks combinesocial engineeringand technology and are so-called because the attacker is, in ...
5. Cloud-based attacks Cloud-based attacks encompass a wide range of hacker TTPs. With so many businesses using the cloud—and with cloud networks becoming more intricate—their infrastructure has become low-hanging fruit for digital threat actors. Cybersecurity professionals focus on somethi...
Phishing attacks: Phishing is a social engineering attack that involves tricking users into providing sensitive information, such as login credentials or credit card numbers, by posing as a legitimate organization or individual. DDoS attacks: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks involve flooding...