Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

ThreatLabz researchers demonstrated how DeepSeek can be manipulated to quickly generate phishing pages that mimic trusted brands. generated phishing campaigns: A ThreatLabz case study demonstrates how DeepSeek can create a phishing page in just five prompts.AI-driven

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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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Group-IB uncovered a new sophisticated phishing campaign, tracked as PerSwaysion, against high-level executives of more than 150 companies worldwide. . PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign. New round of phishing attempts leveraging current victim’s account usually takes less than 24 hours.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2025

CISOs must stay ahead by adapting strategies, embracing innovations like zero-trust architectures, and continuously updating defenses to address emerging threats. Just as an uninformed homeowner might misuse pest spray, an untrained employee is more likely to fall victim to phishing or social engineering attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Implementing a Zero Trust architecture involves verifying every attempt to access the system. Supply-chain attacks, new zero-day attacks, insider risk and improved phishing leads to an onslaught of breaches. Phishing attacks driven by ChatGPT will be harder than ever to detect. For 2024, it will take a village!

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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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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

How the Malware Operates Initial Access : Attackers gain access to the targeted network using phishing, exploiting vulnerabilities, or leveraging stolen credentials. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

The sharp increase in demand put a focus on security shortcomings in Zoom’s architecture – “Zoombombing” became a thing – that the company was quick to address. A little more than a week later, cybersecurity firm Armorblox outlined an account takeover attack that leveraged malicious phishing and social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. Last year, we witnessed the fast-evolving nature of social engineering attacks, and this evolution poses greater challenges for detection and defense.

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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. Studies show that regular education leads to a ninefold reduction in phishing vulnerability. Thankfully, this is not an issue without a solution.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. Organizations have respondedand must continue toby adopting AI-powered cybersecurity tools and implementing zero trust architecture as a critical countermeasure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

Network Security: Study network protocols, such as TCP/IP, and analyze common network attacks like DDoS, phishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks. Social Engineering: Investigate the human element of cybersecurity by exploring social engineering techniques and tactics used to manipulate individuals.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

SMTP server and Mail credentials: Attackers can exploit this for sending emails disguised as legitimate company representatives.This could lead to social engineering attacks, malware distribution, or phishing.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

Social Engineering Tactics: These tactics exploit human psychology to manipulate individuals. Attackers use phishing, pretexting, and baiting to gain access or information. Defenders use this knowledge to create security awareness training programs and conduct phishing simulations.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As phishing attacks continue to evolve, so should our defenses. Phishing predictions for 2025In our ThreatLabz 2024 Phishing Report, we shared the following key predictions for the year to come: Prediction 1: AI vs. AI will be an enduring challengeEnhanced AI capabilities increase the speed, scale, and automation of cyberattacks.

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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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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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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 main trends emerged in the 2018’s cyberthreat landscape are: Mail and phishing messages have become the primary malware infection vector. ” reads the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2018.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. Could be phished credentials. Sascha Fahrbach , cybersecurity evangelist, Fudo Security : Our personal data has immense value to cyber criminals; it is very likely that hackers will now weaponize this data to create advanced phishing attacks. Could be a bad actor.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Based on limited telemetry, we believe with medium to low confidence that some of the initial infections were spear-phishing emails. In this most recent campaign, the actor uses spear-phishing emails, embedding a JavaScript loader as the initial infection vector.

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Google Security

MAY 22, 2024

In this blog, we will analyze the modern practice of Phishing “Tests” as a cybersecurity control as it relates to industry-standard fire protection practices. This study with 14,000 participants showed a counterproductive effect of phishing tests, showing that “repeat clickers” will consistently fail tests despite recent interventions.

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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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SecureList

APRIL 13, 2023

RapperBot then determines the processor architecture and infects the device. Although Rhadamanthys was using phishing and spam initially as the infection vector, the most recent method is malvertising. Both search engine and website-based ad platforms are leveraged by Rhadamanthys. Has encrypted communication with the C2.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. 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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Attackers exploit the geopolitical environment and use AI-powered tools to create convincing deepfakes, disinformation campaigns, and social engineering attacks. The report notes that these attacks can have significant implications for democratic processes, social cohesion, and national security.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Latest email security trends Phishing and spear-phishing attacks: Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where cybercriminals use deceptive emails to trick recipients into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These attacks often rely on social engineering tactics and email spoofing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

No longer confined to isolated malware or phishing attacks, threats now encompass a wide range of sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cybercriminals and nation-state actors alike. Unlike tools that look at a single dimension (the endpoint), XDR architectures extend across multiple security dimensions.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In addition, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and phishing scams continue to pose significant threats. Embracing Zero Trust Architecture: The traditional perimeter-based security model is no longer sufficient in today’s threat landscape.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Organizations today still have a massive problem with phishing attacks, ransomware, account takeaways, and social engineering. Yes, oil exploration, military, government, and financial systems could all use Watson’s logic and computing power, yet what about everyone else dealing with ransomware and phishing attacks every day?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Most operations use payloads, but there are a few payload-less attacks, such as phishing campaigns that do not include malicious links or malware , but rely on more sophisticated deception such as spoofing to trick their targets. Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

It also includes advanced features such as SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) and the company's security architecture has never been hacked. It needs to be maintained for various types of cyber threats like Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering, and Phishing. Try Dashlane Business for free for 14 days. Heimdal Security.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Insider risks can be attributed to a lack of awareness, employee unhappiness, or social engineering attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most attacks make would-be victims click to install malware or redirect them to a phishing page to steal their credentials. There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

When openly available to the public, such information can be gathered and exploited in phishing, BEC and impersonation campaigns to craft more convincing scams. About half share names and pictures of their children, 72% reference their birthdays and 36% volunteer information about their jobs. . With that said, some details can be avoided.

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