Here's a new phish: An attacker recently created a fake phishing message and, posing as a bank customer, forwarded it to the bank's security officer. When the security manager clicked the link to find …
Social engineering replaces guns in bank heists
Australia's banking industry is under threat due to a heavy reliance on Single Socket Layer (SSL) encryption that hackers increasingly find their way around. There are no 'stick-em-up' dramatics in …
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Social engineering holds clue to security leaks: expert
Maritime conference looks at lack of governance, IT gaps. The Maritimes are behind the times when is comes to information security governance, according to an expert, but many also fall prey to …
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Mind Games – Social Engineering
Social engineering focuses on the weakest link of the information security chain, and considered a big security threat, according to CERT. One of the basic laws of information security is that …
Cyber Defense Insights and Resources for the Corporate Board (Human Risk Management, Social and Human Engineering)
In the shadow of the recent MGM Cyberattack (and other recent ransomware attacks in U.S. and in the Pacific Islands), cyber defense is in the spotlight. Specifically, what role should corporate …
The Future of the Pentagon is Digital Engineering – and Formula One Racing-style “Prowess at this New Statecraft”
Will Roper is the former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics. He is currently on the advisory committee for the Defense Innovation Board and, since he …
Meta Uncovers Massive Social Media Cyber Espionage Operations Across South Asia
Three different malign actors utilized hundreds of fictitious Facebook and Instagram accounts to target individuals in South Asia. Meta noted each APT relied on social manipulation to trick users into …
This ransomware uses your social media profiles to personalise its demands
"A newly discovered form of ransomware scrapes the social media accounts and local files of victims in order to tailor a customised demand, and threatens court action if it isn't paid. Dubbed 'Ransoc' …
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Government Agencies are in the Fight Against Chinese Human Targeting and Cyber Espionage. Will it be Enough?
Every year, we make a point of returning to a few social psychology, organizational behavior, and human behavioral psychology factors, namely how your organization should integrate the threat of human …
Findings from the DEFCON31 AI Village Inaugural Generative AI Red Team Challenge
As we head into the 2024 RSAC through Defcon/BlackHat Conference jag, we take a look at the final report from the first-of-its-kind Generative AI Red Team Challenge, held last year in the AI Village …