Social Engineering stories - Page 32

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently warned of a sophisticated phone scam, manipulating Australians for a reported $830,000 in November.

Proofpoint researchers have looked ahead at the trends and events likely to shape the threat landscape in the year to come.

The 2018 CrowdStrike Services Cyber Intrusion Casebook reveals IR strategies, lessons learned, and trends derived from more than 200 cases.

Phishing attacks or social-engineering attacks are on the rise, where cybercriminals trick people into divulging details and participating in scams.

Individual contributors and lower level management account for nearly two thirds (60%) of highly targeted attacks within an organisation.

Alongside the migration to the cloud has been the rise of application programming interfaces (APIs) and artificial intelligence (AI).

It can take hackers less than an hour to steal data from an organisation, and most of the time their targets don't even detect the attacks.

Criminals will exploit known vulnerabilities; social engineering will craft sophisticated networks; supply chain targeting will target third parties..

PhishLine's social engineering simulation and training platform expands Barracuda solutions to protect against email-borne targeted attacks.

Cybercriminals stole millions from Queensland law firms using a simple email scam, tricking lawyers into revealing their login passwords.

SMEs face a constant dilemma: trust staff or monitor their web use. Web filtering can safeguard companies legally and financially, and boost MSP revenue.

Cyber miscreants are now targeting mobile phones and social networks, as Norton reports a twofold increase in threats compared to a year ago.

Spam declines by 32%, but cyberattacks surge as scammers exploit social networks and mobile phones, says Symantec's 2011 report.

At Check Point Experience 2011, Tomer Teller highlighted that no security tech can counter human error, as hackers increasingly exploit social engineering.

Symantec warns that anti-virus software alone can't combat new online threats, stressing the need for multi-layered security in the digital age.