eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Social engineering tests Social engineering is a technique used by cyber criminals to trick users into giving away credentials or sensitive information. Attackers usually contact workers, targeting those with administrative or high-level access via email, calls, social media, and other approaches.

Penetration Testing 125

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Wireless Engineering 125

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

CISA and the FBI consider Scattered Spider to be experts that use multiple social engineering techniques, especially phishing, push bombing, and SIM swap attacks, to obtain credentials, install remote access tools, and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Government Social Engineering Backups 112

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Can be used to assess wireless networks. Can spot backup and configuration files. Aircrack-ng is the go-to tool for analysis and cracking of wireless networks. wifite is a wireless network auditor that deals with current or legacy attacks against WEP and WPA2. Rich interface with lots of panels and removable tabs.

Penetration Testing 120

Penetration Testing Wireless Passwords Social Engineering 120

Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Role of Social Engineering Social engineering has emerged as the predominant attack vector, accounting for 41% of initial breach incidents. The training should focus on recognizing social engineering attempts, understanding security policies, and maintaining proper data handling procedures.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Healthcare Social Engineering Financial Services 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Wireless Scanners: Use wireless scanners to detect unexpected wi-fi and cellular (4G, 5G, etc.) Unsecured wireless connections must be identified, and then blocked or protected by network security. Unsecured wireless connections must be identified, and then blocked or protected by network security.

Firewall 109

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 109

Spinone

MARCH 20, 2019

Wireless Networks The networked world we live in today is becoming inherently more “wireless” than ever with connectivity options to various networks presented to end-users and company employees wherever they go. This can lead to a serious situation for businesses affected.

Security Awareness 70

Security Awareness Wireless Ransomware Passwords 70

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Financial institutions in the 1990s and 2000s were some of the first to incorporate encryption to protect online transactions, particularly as backup tapes were lost in transit. The race continues for cryptographers to keep encryption systems ahead of cryptanalysts and hackers. Asymmetric Cryptography: Need for Security.

Encryption 138

Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138