Michael Hill New research from Centrify has assessed managerial attitudes towards younger employees (18-24-year-olds) and their security, privacy and online behaviors at work. Released at a press launch event in…
Tag: social engineering
Three-Quarters of Businesses Saw Phishing Attacks in 2017
Tara Seals The war against phishing is still on, with 76% of organizations experiencing phishing attacks in 2017. Further, nearly half of information security professionals surveyed said that the rate…
If 2017 could be described as 'cyber-geddon', what will 2018 bring?
By Gordon Corera Scenarios once the province of thriller writers are now anything but fiction in the world of cyber-security. That is the lesson of the past year. It’s a…
#BHEU: Social Engineer Shows How to Get Easy Cash
Dan Raywood Speaking at Black Hat Europe in London, Joshua Crumbaugh, Chief Hacker and CEO at PeopleSec, gave live red teaming tips and recorded examples of how to successfully hack…
Votes in 18 nations 'hacked' in last year
Elections in 18 separate nations were influenced by online disinformation campaigns last year, suggests research. Independent watchdog Freedom House looked at how online discourse was influenced by governments, bots and…
Court rules social engineering attacks not covered under cyber policy
by Lyle Adriano In Brick Warehouse LP v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has found that a social engineering attack did not fall within…