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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Cyberattacks, Data and Information Security, Phishing Let’s dig deeper.

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The chaotic and cinematic MGM casino hack, explained

Vox

Scattered Spider specializes in social engineering , where attackers manipulate victims into performing certain actions by impersonating people or organizations the victim has a relationship with. They’ve shut down major gas pipelines , banks , hospitals , schools , meat producers , governments , and journalism outlets.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Donna Ross

SecureWorld News

Donna Ross is a senior security and compliance executive with over 20 years of diverse risk, compliance, cybersecurity, technology, and operations experience within the manufacturing, insurance, banking, financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors. A : Information Security.

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

ForAllSecure

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.”

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Vakrangee, a Mumbai-based provider of banking and e-governance services, has appointed Prashanth Thakur as senior vice president and head of technology and digital. Prior to joining Fractal, Tiwari was senior vice-president and global CISO at Airtel, where he set up the managed security services initiative Airtel Secure for Business.

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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

SecureWorld News

While many of these attack trends are troubling, there are a number of things organizations can do to reduce their risk, such as investing in security awareness programs, updating security protocols, working with trusted partners to address vulnerabilities, and partnering with an MDR vendor."

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Security Ledger Podcast: Security Automation Is (And Isn't) The Future Of InfoSec

ForAllSecure

But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? But how exactly will artificial intelligence help bridge the information security skills gap? And even with the help of machine learning algorithms, what kinds of security work is still best left to humans?