Blog tagged as Social Engineering

7 Reasons Why You Need a Password Manager

Researchers attribute 80% of all breaches to weak passwords. These seemingly innocuous combinations—birthdays, pet names, or “12345”—become gateways for cybercriminals. They exploit lists of commonly used passwords and employ simple hacking tools to guess their way into accounts. Imagine someone get...

02/06/2024 12:42 - Comment(s)
Insider Threat: Is there an Enemy Lurking Within Your Business?

Insider threats represent a huge security risk to all organisations, and research suggests that the average cost is almost twice that of other types of breach.  Whether the people behind the threats are acting nefariously or are completely oblivious to what they’ve done, the impact is just as s...

12/07/2022 16:39 - Comment(s)
What Are Social Engineering Attacks and How Can You Prevent Them?
is a common tactic used by cyber criminals to manipulate people into sharing confidential information.  Hackers exploit people’s trust, knowing that when we’re under pressure we may be more likely to make mistakes. The kind of information hackers seek out varies, but commonly includes bank acc...
01/07/2022 09:47 - Comment(s)
National Health Service Becomes the Latest Victim of a Credential Harvesting Phishing Operation
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
Part of a six-month attack, email accounts on the NHS’ Microsoft 365 instance were compromised, resulting in over 1,100 targeted email attacks used to obtain more credentials.

16/06/2022 15:30 - Comment(s)
Top Cyber Threats to SMEs
If you’re running a small to medium sized business, it’s easy to think that you might not be a big enough fish to attract the interest of cyber criminals. But the truth is, small organisations are just as much at risk of hacks and other security threats as huge corporations – in fact, being smaller ...
10/06/2022 11:13 - Comment(s)