Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2021

Experts pointed out that it also leverages social engineering to trick victims into downloading a mobile app. The MSI installer has two embedded links – which one is chosen depends on the victim’s processor architecture.” ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The cybercriminals behind Storm-050 employ advanced social engineering techniques, including phishing emails to trick victims into granting access to internal systems. Tiquet continued: "One of the most important steps is adopting a zero trust architecture. Use multi-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

Morgan said attackers are more sophisticated today, but good old-fashioned lying and social engineering remain effective as many people are driven by relationships and engagement. Humans remain the weak link in any cyber and data security strategy, said John Morgan, CEO at Confluera.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 25, 2021

Zero trust architecture is an emerging technology in cybersecurity that offers an alternative to the traditional castle-and-moat approach to security. Zero trust architecture requires perpetual maintenance. However, this doesn’t address a glaring issue staring everyone in the face: social engineering.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Wayne Schepens , Chief Cyber Market Analyst, CyberRisk Alliance Schepens The weakest link is still humans; attacks caused by social engineering remain a critical risk for all organizations. This will most probably lead to M&A within this space, for instance, Palo Alto Networks recently acquired Dig Security.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cyberattacks and data breaches will continue to arise because of credential theft, social engineering (phishing, smishing, vishing etc), vulnerabilities in third party software and supply chain processes, forged or stolen machine identities, and misconfigured cloud computing. Here are my predictions for 2023. Types of attacks.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It’s encouraging to see that enterprises understand that zero-trust architectures present one of the most effective ways of providing secure access to business resources,” said Chris Hines, director, zero-trust solutions, at Zscaler.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implement Zero-Trust Architecture. Distracted workers are particularly vulnerable to social engineering attacks, but thorough training can mitigate these risks. Thankfully, this is not an issue without a solution. One of the most comprehensive actions supply chains can take is implementing zero-trust security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Social engineering tests Social engineering is a technique used by cyber criminals to trick users into giving away credentials or sensitive information.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 18, 2021

With the move to remote work came an increase in malware and social engineering attacks that exploited general communications like emails. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. It’s fair to say that 2020 was impossible to predict, but had a significant impact.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches. Tipirneni Ratan Tipirneni , CEO, Tigera To maximize GenAI’s value, enterprises will customize models using proprietary data and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures tailored to their specific needs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2019

The Financial Times reported that according to Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, the vulnerabilities were due to “limitations that can’t be solved due to their structure and architecture.” ” continues the post.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Step 1: Rethink your security architecture Zero Trust requires securing every layer—network, applications, identity, and access—while enforcing least privilege. When redesigning your architecture: Conduct a business impact analysis: Identify critical assets (data, systems, applications) and focus security efforts on the most important areas.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2019

Nation-state hacking reduced the use of complex malware and appears to go towards low profile social engineering attacks. “The need for generic IoT protection architectures/good practices will remain pressing.” ” reads the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018. ” continues the report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Social engineering. Social engineering is the most prevalent way threat actors find their way into your environment. Getting an unexpected call from the Social Security administration or the IRS will never happen. Network design and architecture. Once the actor has embedded themselves, they will strike.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 31, 2023

The featured speakers are: Rachel Tobac, white hat hacker and CEO, SocialProof Security Rachel is a white hat hacker and the CEO of SocialProof Security, where she helps people and companies keep their data safe by training and pentesting them on social engineering risks.

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SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

RapperBot then determines the processor architecture and infects the device. Rhadamanthys: malvertising on websites and in search engines Rhadamanthys is a new information stealer first presented on a Russian-speaking cyber criminal forum in September 2022 and offered as a MaaS platform.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Strengthen IT Infrastructure Evaluate your existing security architecture to ensure it can withstand modern cyberthreats. Cybersecurity awareness training helps staff recognize phishing scams , social engineering attempts, and other threats. Train Employees Employees are often the first line of defense against cyberattacks.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A critical part of achieving balanced security is for the organization to execute an architecture optimization. By breaking out the various architecture domains of the organization relating to risk and cybersecurity, including: SecOps Processes aligning to current adaptive control capabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

Not long ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile had been breached by bad actors who convinced employees to switch their SIM cards to let them bypass two-factor identification — reminding us how effective social engineering can still be. Once this communication is blocked, the malicious software essentially becomes inert.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now, rapid advancements in social engineering and easy-to-use deep fake technology are enabling attackers to trick more users into falling for their schemes. Users have long been a weak link in IT security, prone to opening infected email attachments, clicking malicious links and other risky behavior.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Microservices Architecture has Created a Security Blind Spot. Per a recent report from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021 , the average number of APIs per company increased by 221% in 12 months and that API attack traffic grew by 681% while overall API traffic grew by 321%. Microservices communicate over APIs. password guessing).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The trojan can run on both ARM and x86 architectures. The use of fake domains impersonating venture capital firms and social engineering tactics observed by Jamf lead the experts into attributing the attacks to BlueNoroff.

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Duo's Security Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This shift has made identity-first security a core component of modern security initiatives, such as zero trust architecture and cloud-first strategies. The identity crisis: Breaches leveraging employee identity According to Cisco Talos, 80% of security breaches today leverage compromised employee identities.

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McAfee

MARCH 5, 2021

Slow Performance, High Latency, and Low Productivity – Dedicated MPLS and VPN lines are also slow and architecturally inefficient, requiring all traffic to go to the data center for security and then all the way back out to internet resources – NOT a straight line. Threat Protection.

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McAfee

MAY 27, 2021

May 2021 has been an extraordinary month in the cybersecurity world, with the DoD releasing its DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture (DoDZTRA), the Colonial Pipeline being hit with a ransomware attack, and the White House releasing its Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

While effective at foiling known threats and preventing unauthorized access to network resources, these traditional measures fail miserably in the face of increasingly sophisticated attacks that bypass perimeter defenses through social engineering or insider threats.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Adopt Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust principles ensure that no user or device is trusted by default, minimizing the risk of unauthorized access to critical systems. Train Employees Educating employees about phishing and social engineering tactics can reduce the likelihood of attackers gaining initial access to networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In other systems, other types of scripts were found, namely webshells, and also SMTP senders to leverage social engineering campaigns (Figure 6). Figure 6: SMTP senders used by criminals to leverage social engineering campaigns. Figure 5: WordPress header.php file with the cryptominer script harcoded.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

It's crucial to keep users educated and bring in AI-powered security solutions that can spot and block tricky social engineering attempts coming from multiple message channels. This kind of robust defense is key to staying ahead of the ever-changing cyber threats that pop up after massive data leaks like this one."

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use? This new architecture must result in security getting baked deep inside the highly interconnected systems that will give us autonomous transportation, climate-rejuvenating buildings and spectacular medical breakthroughs.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Accounting for nearly a quarter of reported incidents in Australia, phishing is a broad category of social engineering with several variations. These social engineering techniques tricked employees into revealing their login credentials, which allowed attackers to access additional systems and data. What is phishing?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Social engineering. Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. The architectural threat takes advantage of the weakness in components of the information system. Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats. By source: Physical damage. Cyberattack.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. Such data combined with access to social media then allows cybercriminals to identify victims’ banks, homes, children and even file fake individual tax returns, which has been the most financially damaging from previous breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Explore topics such as social engineering, user-centric security design, security training and awareness programs, and the impact of human factors on the effectiveness of cybersecurity defenses. Human Factors in Cybersecurity: Investigate the role of human behavior, psychology, and user awareness in cybersecurity.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

You really want to try to limit the level of information you share because everything you put in that out-of-office reply can be used to provide context or make a social engineering attack even more convincing, said Tim Sadler, co-founder and CEO at Tessian. With that said, some details can be avoided.

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