Nearly 90 million smartphone users in the U.S. alone have used QR codes on their mobile devices. By 2025, that number is projected to grow to 100 million. As people have become more comfortable using QR codes, threat actors have begun using them to find yet another way to steal credentials and access sensitive information.
Read More >August 6th, 2024, marks the first annual National Social Engineering Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about social engineering threats and emphasize effective cybersecurity practices.
Read More »When testing your employees' social engineering readiness, your teams need simulated attacks that feel as if they’re coming from a nefarious engineer. This means testing that directly simulates a threat actor’s processes and attack patterns.
Read More »As you build additional layers of defense into your cybersecurity framework, it's important to implement physical security strategies as well.
Read More »If you recently received a penetration test, you’re on the right track to improving your cybersecurity posture. However, you may be wondering what the next step is.
Read More »If you’ve recently improved your cybersecurity posture, you should know that the work to protect your company’s data is not over.
Read More »Password managers are convenient tools for storing, organizing, and accessing passwords. But are they safe from cyber attacks?
Read More »As the cost of cyber attacks continues to grow — in 2023, the worldwide cost of cyber attacks reached $8 trillion and, by 2025, the total cost is estimated to hit $10.5 trillion — now is the time to prioritize cybersecurity testing for your organization.
Read More »Credential harvesting, otherwise known as credential compromising or credential theft, can be a highly devastating cyber threat. It also happens to be very successful, as over 79% of business accounts were compromised by threat actors using credential harvesting tactics, such as credential phishing.
Read More »Two-factor authentication (2FA, or MFA) is a security layer designed to verify the identity of those logging in to accounts. By sending codes to the person attempting to log in, the goal of 2FA is to authenticate users, but that doesn’t mean it’s an impervious cybersecurity layer.
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