Remote working or working from home has been popular over the last few years and with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and trend of working from home is undergoing a significant boost as businesses move to digital channels and people avoid physical meetings. What is Remote Working Remote working is a working method that lets specialists operate outside of…
Bot Malware Attacking Financial Mobile Applications Last June, the FBI warned of a type of bot malware targets insecure banking and financial mobile applications, can leak sensitive information, capture and send passwords to the servers it communicates with, and gain accounts. This newly emerging mobile malware resembles the Trojan horse named EventBot, which appeared in April. EventBot looked…
Social engineering attacks have many different tactics and can be initiated by a number of means targeting humans. Social engineering techniques vary, however, we will discuss the five most common forms of social engineering attacks. 1.What is a Social Engineering Attack? A Social Engineering Attack is a method of obtaining confidential information by psychologically manipulating and/or deceiving people…
2020 Email Security Trends and Challenges Organisations Need to Know Email security or email protection is a sort of method to manage to secure email communication and accounts, and keep information safe within email against unauthorized access, loss, or compromise. (See our article, 10 Email Security Risks in 2020). Email is the main means that often used by cybercriminals to deploy spam,…
Antivirus Tools Can’t Stop Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks have been a pressing issue due to their success rate. Antivirus tools /anti-virus software can identify known threats and contain them, however, when using social engineering tactics, like pushing or spear-phishing attacks, malware can bypass anti-virus technologies and it can take hours for antivirus technology vendors to know new attacks and array updates. Moreover, when…
1- What is a Cybersecurity Awareness Training? Cybersecurity awareness training for employees is a training or coaching process that motivates and prepares agents on cybersecurity and its applications. Many businesses develop a cybersecurity awareness program to train their users on a number of subjects to teach them how to identify and contain phishing attacks or other email-based attacks or a variety of social engineering attacks….
1- What is A Phishing Simulation? A Phishing simulation is a solution that trains individuals against cyber attacks that may come through email and helps individuals to be one step ahead of attacks. The simulation literally means “imitation, similar”, which models a theoretical or physical system in a computer environment and conducts experiments in order to understand…
“What are watering hole attacks” and “how to mitigate them” have been some of the most frequently asked questions people are looking to find answers to today. In this article, we will cover the definition of watering hole attacks, provide some real examples, and conclude with measures that can be taken to avoid falling victim…
US government agencies say Taidoor malware has been around since 2008 and is a remote access Trojan (RAT) type of malware. 1. What is a RAT? (Remote Access Trojan) It is a type of malware that causes hackers to have remote access to the device of the target user and to take control of the device. …
In this blog, we are going to discuss Baiting which is a common method of a Social Engineering attack the others include phishing, pretexting, watering holes, quid pro quo and tailgating. 1. What is Baiting? Baiting is Phishing’s devious cousin. As the name suggests, Baiting involves luring an unsuspecting victim with a highly attractive offer playing on fear, greed and temptation …
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