Tag: social engineering
Quishing: What you need to know about QR code email attacks
In today’s digital age, the use of technology continuously evolves to make our personal and professional lives more convenient. Quick Response (QR) code has been one such advancement. This two-dimensional barcode allows users to share website URLs and contact information...
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Social engineering attacks targeting Okta
Today’s Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights Okta, who in recent weeks has experienced social engineering attacks by threat actors looking to attain highly privileged roles within Okta’s accounts. The company has warned about social engineering attacks targeting IT service desk agents...
MSPs need to be prepared for summer disasters
We have reached the middle of August and are on the cusp of peak hurricane season. But we don’t need a disastrous hurricane to hit the United States for cybercriminals to stalk their victims. The U.S. has already had its...
Three things to know about banking trojans
The failures of three large banks earlier this year sent shockwaves through the public. A banking crisis makes (almost) everyone nervous, which in turn creates new opportunities for social engineering, phishing, and other attacks designed to get your money. One attack we...
Ride-sharing app Uber hacked via social engineering scheme
Last month, the popular ride-sharing app Uber announced a cybersecurity incident that affected a variety of company accounts. The breach reportedly originated within Uber’s internal Slack communication channel after a hacker tricked an employee into sharing their login credentials. Those...
Spear-phishing report: Social engineering and growing complexity of attacks
As cybercriminals step up social engineering attacks against employees at small businesses, organizations of all sizes need to be prepared for spear-phishing attacks. Between January 2021 and December 2021, Barracuda researchers analyzed millions of spear-phishing and social engineering attacks impacting mailboxes at thousands of organizations. They share...
2022 Cybersecurity trends: Social engineering, remote work, and training
Today, Smarter MSP is continuing its exploration of cybersecurity trends expected to emerge in the year ahead, as well as some surprises from 2021.
A look at cybersecurity halfway through 2021
We are midway through 2021, so now is an excellent time to stop and take stock in the cybersecurity landscape, both where we’ve been and where we are going. I talk to scores of cybersecurity experts each month, which has...
Staying ahead of social engineering attacks
According to Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report, social engineering represents 93 percent of email breaches. While social engineering and spear phishing attacks have malicious intent to get something from the user, they are built differently from other attacks. They...
View from Australia: Is 2020 the year of the deepfake?
Malware and hackers do not recognize international boundaries. Human-made viruses quickly sweep across the globe like sneeze-passed cyber versions of their biological namesakes. The good news is that security precautions don’t stop at the borders either. Some of the most...
