Social Engineering

Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-326A): Enhancing Cyber Resilience: Insights from CISA Red Team Assessment of a US Critical Infrastructure Sector Organization

| | adversary emulation, CISA Alert, Critical Infrastructure, cyber resilience, Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Red Team Assessment (RTA), Red Teaming
In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-326A) which highlights the CISA Red Team's simulation of real-world malicious cyber operations, AttackIQ has provided actionable recommendations to help organizations emulate these attacks ...
AttackIQ
David “dwizzzle” Weston

Microsoft Veeps Ignite Fire Under CrowdStrike

| | CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike incident;, crowdstrike updates, David Weston, ignite, Microsoft, Microsoft security, Microsoft Virus Initiative, Microsoft Windows, Quick Machine Recovery, rust, Safe Deployment Practices, SB Blogwatch, Windows, Windows security
BSODs begone! Redmond business leaders line up to say what’s new in Windows security ...
Security Boulevard
PCI DSS, third-party, businessmman with a credit card and computer

Black Friday Scammers are Hard at Work: Security Experts

| | black friday, Impersonation attacks, online shopping scams, Phishing
Scammers are using everything from fraudulent deals and fake ads to spoofed websites and brand impersonation to target online shoppers who are gearing up for Black Friday as the holiday buying season ...
Security Boulevard
Social Engineering Tactics

Social Engineering Tactics: Sympathy and Assistance Themes

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In today’s interconnected world, bad actors use cunning psychological tactics to exploit our natural instincts. Social engineering scams frequently exploit […] ...
Security Through Education
DocuSign impersonation attacks are exploiting government-vendor theft

Government Agency Spoofing: DocuSign Attacks Exploit Government-Vendor Trust

| | CTO Corner, DocuSign, Email Protection, Fraud, government attack, impersonation, social engineering, spoofing
The latest wave of DocuSign attacks has taken a concerning turn, specifically targeting businesses that regularly interact with state, municipal, and licensing authorities. Since November 8 through November 14, we have observed ...
SlashNext
Canadian “mounties” marching down the street

Ô! China Hacks Canada too, Says CCCS

| | canada, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canadian Government, china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, China-nexus cyber attacks, China-nexus cyber espionage, Chinese, Chinese Communists, Chinese cyber espionage, chinese government, chinese hacker, Chinese hackers, Chinese Hacking Groups, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks, National Cyber Threat Assessment, Peoples Republic of China, SB Blogwatch
Plus brillants exploits: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security fingers Chinese state sponsored hackers ...
Security Boulevard
UnitedHealth CISO

UnitedHealth Hires Longtime Cybersecurity Executive as CISO

| | CISO, healthcare data breach, Ransomware, UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth Group, which is still picking up the pieces after a massive ransomware attack that affected more than 100 million people, hired a new and experienced CISO to replace the previous executive ...
Security Boulevard
Proofpoint Normalyze data protection

Proofpoint Boosting Data Security with Normalyze Acquisition

| | cloud data security, Human Element, Normalyze, Proofpoint
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, which is eyeing an IPO in the next 18 months, is buying startup Normalyze to improve its data protection capabilities and mitigate the threat humans present in an increasingly ...
Security Boulevard
An unfortunate TikToker shows off his negative balance

TikTok ‘Infinite Money Glitch’ — Idiots Chased by JPMorgan

| | Chase Bank, disinformation, how to be safe on social media, J.P. Morgan Chase, JP Morgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase, Misinformation, online disinformation, SB Blogwatch, Social disinformation, social media, socialmedia, software glitches, TikTok, X
Dimon’s dollars (not yours): No, Chase Bank isn’t going to let you cash bad checks. It’s fraud—no matter what X and TikTok tell you ...
Security Boulevard
Cyber Scams & Why We Fall for Them

Cyber Scams & Why We Fall for Them

| | Blog Posts, Cyber Threats, Cybersecurity, Fraud, Scams, social engineering
Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer Social engineers rely on two key psychological triggers: urgency and empathy. When people feel rushed or that they are helping someone in need, their normal critical ...
CISO Global
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