Cyber Attacks InfoSec Social Engineering 
SecureWorld News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The ability to ask any question on just about any topic and have a very intelligent answer given has cybersecurity experts wondering if the infosec community is using it and, if so, for what; and, if so, how is it working for writing scripts and code or imitating phishing emails, for instance. The script to do that was written by ChatGPT.
Jane Frankland
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
When data breaches escalate, cyber-attacks grow more sophisticated, nation states ramp up their digital warfare, and regulations tighten the noose, staying ahead isnt just an optionits your only line of defence. On the one hand, AI is helping detect and prevent cyber-attacks through advanced threat detection and response capabilities.
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Digital Shadows
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.
SecureWorld News
MARCH 17, 2022
Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. Social engineering, as it's called, has always been the most powerful part of InfoSec, or the lack of InfoSec, in any organization.".
Security Through Education
JANUARY 18, 2023
More than 90% of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email. Most if not, all social engineering attacks will attempt to trigger some emotion such as urgency, fear, greed, or curiosity. At Social-Engineer LLC, our purpose is to bring education and awareness to all users of technology.
The Security Ledger
MAY 16, 2024
Chris and I talk about how organizations that manage OT – including critical infrastructure owners – are being targeted by sophisticated cyber actors and the strategies best suited to manage increased cyber risks to OT environments.
Digital Shadows
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.
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