Social Engineering is a prevalent and insidious threat that involves manipulative techniques aimed at exploiting human psychology to deceive individuals into divulging confidential information, accessing restricted systems, or performing actions that may compromise security. As social engineering often targets human vulnerabilities rather than technical weaknesses, it poses a significant challenge to cybersecurity defences, and mitigating this threat requires a multi-faceted approach, including regular employee training to enhance awareness, implementing robust email filtering systems, and fostering a culture of scepticism regarding unsolicited communications.
As cyber threat actors continue to leverage more and more sophistication in phishing attacks and other cases of fraud targeting customers and consumers, organisations need to take proactive steps to stay ahead and be ready to respond when those threats are identified.
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Notable findings from the research also show an 89% increase in endpoint ransomware attacks and a decline in malware arriving over encrypted connections.