Social Engineering
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Security BSides commits to greater conference diversity after speaker backlashNews A surprise booking of a divisive social engineer prompted a number of cyber security experts to pull out of BSides Cleveland
By Connor Jones Published
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Deepfake attacks expected to be next major threat to businessesNews Cisco’s cyber security experts agreed that social norms may also become “super weird” as a result
By Connor Jones Published
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What is shoulder surfing?In-depth This social engineering technique can pose a major security risk, so here's how to best protect against it
By Jane McCallion Last updated
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LAPSUS$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source codeNews T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information
By Sabina Weston Published
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IT Pro 20/20: The new frontier of innovationIT Pro 20/20 Businesses are putting green tech at their heart of their buying decisions, and manufacturers and paying attention
By Dale Walker Published
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LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of FebruaryNews Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information
By Zach Marzouk Published
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A month in the life of a social engineerIn-depth With hackers finding more ingenious ways to exploit human flaws, we get inside the planning stages of a social engineering attack
By Jane Hoskyn Published
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Education and government most at risk from email threatsNews New report finds phishing remains most dominant threat to IT security
By Rene Millman Published
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Robinhood hack exposes data from millions of customersNews An attacker socially engineered an employee at the stock-trading platform to gain access to customer support systems
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Microsoft warns of dangerous ‘BazaCall’ call centre ransomware scamNews Human operators are tricking victims into manually downloading malware onto their systems
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Four quick tips to create an unbreakable passwordTutorials Sink password pirates with these password-creation tips
By Justin Cupler Last updated
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Hackers target US taxpayers with NetWire and Remcos malwareNews Attackers are attempting to lure victims with malware-laced Word documents that purport to contain tax-related content
By Rene Millman Published
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