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Further evolution of cyberthreats as a response to infosec tools and measures. For example, a popular tactic in spyware attacks is now to send phishing e-mails from compromised corporate mail accounts of a partner organization of the intended victim. As shown by the past year: Even bad phishing, we are sorry to say, works pretty well.
Hardening the human firewall. Enlist passionate people across all areas of the organization and not just the IT team to champion security, model best practices, support infosec events and campaigns, and continually raise awareness. Don’t take the phishing bait. Develop a ‘security champions’ program.
No matter how many firewalls or network controls you have in place, the risk of insider threat will always be present. Build security awareness training modules to educate your employees on how to spot phishing emails or business-related scams. If you don’t have the talent in-house, employ a third-party security firm.
Additionally, cybercriminals may be able to use inflation to their advantage, such as by sending phishing emails that appear to be from legitimate companies offering discounts or assistance. Economic effects, including inflationary pressures, have had a broad impact across the InfoSec landscape," Smeaton said.
Last week the infosec community was hit with news about a new Windows 0-day vulnerability, Follina. Educate your users about sophisticated phishing emails. Finely tuned spam filters that prevent phishing emails from reaching user mailboxes. Mike Walters, President and Co-founder of Action1.
It was once the case that cybersecurity technology consisted of little more than a firewall and antivirus software. Yes, these advances have meant huge changes for the way that InfoSec operates, there are still many things that can only be managed with human input. Well, it's not quite as simple as that.
He founded Herjavec Group, in 2003, introducing the first managed firewall in the Canadian Market. Along with these contributions, Robert is active in a number of impactful infosec initiatives. HG Phishing HG Vulnerability Management . Connect with Robert. HG Mana ged Detection & Response (MDR) . HG Threat .
These machines are usually the heaviest guarded against attacks: they are protected by firewalls and monitored for suspicious activities. For instance, the top entry points for attackers are phishing and social engineering, and application vulnerabilities. Machines that don’t sit on the network perimeter are often treated differently.
Notably, this technique was observed in a spear-phishing campaign from the threat actor NOBELIUM in May. Also, some important actions could save you from this type of advanced attack: Take a backup of all your data Install Antivirus Software & Firewalls Keep All Systems And Software Updated References 1.
It’s always interesting for me to hear how different people are approaching the same problems in infosec. They're the long game operations where something as small as a single phishing email could escalate into millions of IDs being exfiltrated. And maybe it’s not the firewall you currently have. Duff: Yeah.
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Williams urged viewers to focus on the basics, like phishing , passwords and patching /updating, as those are still the entry point of many attacks. Firewalls work both ways. “If my boutique infosec consultancy has these resources…what does a state sponsored one have?” ” “Watch your egress.
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Every month one of HG’s experts will provide advice and insights based on their extensive experience in the infosec industry. Enhance security awareness training for personnel and ensure a primary focus is on how to detect and report possible “phishing” attacks that could deliver different forms of malware including ransomware. .
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