Security News

Phishers’ new social engineering trick: PDF attachments with malicious links (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 20:25

It is – or it should be – a well known fact that attackers occasionally email potential victims with PDF attachments containing malware or exploit code. But the latest attacks through PDF...

Impressive Social Engineering Display (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-15 21:43

In this impressive lc7scxvKQOo">social-engineering display, a hacker convinces a cell phone tech support person to change an account password without being verified in any way....

65% of social engineering attacks compromised employee credentials (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 14:00

Social engineering is having a notable impact on organizations across a range of industrial sectors in the US. In fact, 60 percent of surveyed security leaders say their organizations were or may...