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This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, socialengineering, and ransomware. Last year, we witnessed the fast-evolving nature of socialengineering attacks, and this evolution poses greater challenges for detection and defense.
Another example that has become more prominent in a remote work-from-home world is an individual forgetting to use the company VPN or logging into unsecured WIFI. Sociallyengineered incidents have also been on the rise. A key takeaway is that the increase in cybersecurity threats is now not just a CISO’s responsibility.
The pre-COVID-19 CISO. The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a tumultuous time for Chief information security officers (CISOs) who on any given day have a long and complicated list of responsibilities. It first is isolated and vetted in a “vetting zone.” Budget and resource constraints.
In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through socialengineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process.
Threat actors have dramatically escalated their attacks – targeting security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA), conducting wily socialengineering attacks and extorting businesses large and small with ransomware. Since then, teams have had years to adjust to this new reality, yet the attackers have as well.
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: Socialengineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".
While CIOs, CISOs, and purchasing managers often make a faith-based decision on software, greater accountability in software development starting below the OS can lead to more data and risk-driven decisions. Whether it’s a VPN , firewall , or remote access server, unauthorized entry via network gateways is a problem.
Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & SocialEngineer. In the case of user efficiency, now with a full remote workflow for user authentication, all devices are authenticating over an enterprise VPN client. Moving to a Zero Trust architecture would help with this model if setup in a single sign-on, VPN-less architecture.
In a survey of UK&I CISOs, 55% said that human error posed a risk no matter what protections are in place. As technology changes, so do the phishing and socialengineering methods of scammers and hackers. Always use a virtual private network (VPN). Build an authorization system that is secure and traceable.
It was the summer cyberattack that had social media buzzing. A group of teenagers used socialengineering to breach Twitter's network and take over the accounts of a whole bunch of A-listers. As a teenager, he discovered that socialengineering was a trick that worked. "I You could lose your data.'.
By: Matt Lindley, COO and CISO at NINJIO. The vast majority of cyberattacks rely on socialengineering – the deception and manipulation of victims to coerce them into either opening malware or voluntarily providing sensitive information. Know how to identify a phishing attack.
Instead of arguing about MFA strength, VPN vendor, or nation-state treat actors, let’s finish our conversation about using dedicated administrator accounts and unique passwords. In 2024 we’ll see more of the same. As we shift to hybrid workloads, identity is becoming more complex.
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