SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

In the recent SecureWorld Financial Services virtual conference , Mike Britton and Dan Sheiber of Abnormal Security joined Adam Pendleton, CISO of LendingPoint, to discuss ChatGPT's impressive capabilities. Britton, CISO for Abnormal, disagrees, saying that the tactic of banning it isn't going to be helpful.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

A statement shared by Mailchimp CISO Siobhan Smyth with TechCrunch revealed that the company discovered the security breach on March 26. The company was the victim of a social engineering attack aimed at its employees. We are trying to determine how many email addresses have been affected.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

After speaking with the anonymous group, DataBreaches reached out to Marriott's CISO, Arno Van Der Walt, who agreed to speak with their counsel. Social engineering. Marriott confirmed the incident and that data was exfiltrated, but played down the significance of the breach. The cause of the breach?

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

That was the case for a broadcast SecureWorld recently hosted with Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security , and legendary investigative journalist Brian Krebs. Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".

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SC Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

This incident shows how easily somebody can build a convincing phishing page without having to be an experienced software engineer, said Hank Schless, senior manager, security solutions at Lookout. Threat actors know that stealing legitimate login credentials is the best way to discreetly enter an organization’s infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

According to Group-IB, the likelihood of the database systems being used in cybercrime and security breaches is high. The CRI report surveyed over 3,500 chief information security officers (CISOs), IT professionals and managers from Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America in the latter part of 2021.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Increased risk of cyberattacks The rising cost of living can lead to an increase in cybercrime, as people become more desperate to make money. I think it requires taking a step back and assessing what you can do with less," said Chris Roberts, CISO and Senior Director at Boom Supersonic. This is more critical now than it's ever been."

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

These are questions I’ve been asking myself recently as AI and cybercrime have become hot topics in the tech industry, and for world leaders. As CISOs, and ITDMs who are responsible for cybersecurity we can do three things: 1. It’s up to us as CISOs and ITDMs to ensure that AI is used as a powerful tool for defence.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Attackers will leverage AI for more scalable and effective social engineering attacks, disinformation campaigns, vulnerability discovery, and exploit amplification. Specifically holding CISOs accountable for fraudulent reporting is new and one of the most heated topics going into 2024. In 2024: 1. In 2024: 1.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Nowadays, organisations need digital leaders such as CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs who are strategists, visionaries, and know how to manage, effectively. Pre pandemic, Nominet released a study, Life Inside the Perimeter: Understanding the Modern CISO and reported on cybersecurity’s leaders. billion) is expected online.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Plus, get the latest on Active Directory security, CISO salary trends and ransomware attacks! Today, the story looks very different, as job turnover rates for CISOs have dropped significantly. With less turnover than in the past two to three years, the majority of CISOs (70%) have gotten annual merit-based raises – an average of 5.6%

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea, discussed these type of romance scams with SecureWorld: "Romance scams are popular because they work and commonly target unsuspecting victims by slowly earning their trust before taking advantage of them.

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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. This trend, among other AI-powered social engineering attacks, will amplify identity compromise, ransomware, and data exfiltration in 2025.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Payton was joined by Abnormal Security CISO Mike Britton. Enterprises want to stay out of the news, and CISOs want to be able to answer their board when they ask if their company is at risk. The number one cybercrime is Business Email Compromise (BEC), Payton said. RELATED: 5 Emotions Used in Social Engineering Attacks ].

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Detective Inspector Gerard Doyle of the Garda Siochana National Cybercrime Bureau urged victims not to pay the ransom. Among the lineup was Avast CISO Jaya Baloo, who spoke about the challenges that quantum computing will create for the security community. Avast’s CISO – Jaya Baloo. Detective Inspector Gerard Doyle.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Other cyber incidents are common, including phishing attacks , business email compromise, exploitation of cloud and software vulnerabilities , social engineering , third-party exposures, and more. It hosts Cybercrime Spotlight webinars on emerging cyber threats and the most effective controls to prevent them.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Prior to joining Delta Dental, Almeida was the CISO at Covanta Holding Corporation, a leader in energy-from-waste management services. His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business. Todd Bell serves as the chief information security officer and executive director at Valleywise Health.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Without knowing much about me, she was very responsive and shared trust, insights, and tips in the right direction with me that contributed to my success and towards winning the social engineering capture-the-flag contest at DEF CON. There was the inspiring CISO who gave me advice about my long-term career.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

Microsoft and Okta disclosed breaches this week involving Lapsus$, a cybercrime group that has made headlines multiple times in recent months for attacks against corporations including NVIDIA, Ubisoft, Samsung, and Vodafone. The group specializes in stealing and extorting data in exchange for a ransom payment.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Together, we’ve not only dismantled malicious infrastructure but also prevented hundreds of thousands of potential victims from falling prey to cybercrime ,” Neal Jetton, Director of Interpol’s Cybercrime Directorate, said in a statement.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 28, 2021

And not only work-from-home (WFH) employees have been affected, but also those mobile workers and all the contracted workers and supply chain workers who have largely been going under the radar of CISOs and information security departments for the past two to three decades.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Attacks that we see today impacting single agent systems, such as data poisoning, prompt injection, or social engineering to influence agent behavior, could all be vulnerabilities within a multi-agent system. Preparing for Q-Day in 2025 should be a top priority for CISOs for this very reason. Growing patchwork of U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

BEC attacks start because an actor steals information, then uses social engineering techniques to get the victim to transfer funds into a false account. Witt said one CISO in the healthcare industry gave the following advice. "If Form a relationship with law enforcement and report cybercrimes. To date, the U.S.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Threat Actors Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex and persistent, driven by the heightened activities of nation-state actors and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime groups. Organised Cybercrime Groups Up Their Game Cybercriminals arent resting on old tactics with cybercrime expected to hit $12 trillion in 2025.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Suing the CISO: SolarWinds Fires Back. A group of investors filed the suit which specifically calls out SolarWinds, its former CEO, and also Tim Brown, who is VP of Security and CISO. The plot in this case is full of intrigue, social engineering, diversion, and a seven-figure bribe dangled in front of the employee.

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