Cyber Security Articles & News

How to protect against the latest creepy phishing attacks

When you think about phishing attacks, you probably envision sketchy emails cobbled together with a pixelated logo, an obviously phony sender address, and a ludicrous request to wire thousands of dollars to a mysterious Nigerian prince. There’s no way today’s technologically savvy workforce could fall for such a trite scheme, right?

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Mitnick: Internet users still vulnerable to social engineering

Kevin Mitnick, the famed American hacker who has parlayed his notoriety into a successful career as a security professional, said human frailty is still the weakest link in the security chain.

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Kevin Mitnick and the human hacking business

Every industry has rockstars. For hackers and infosec, there's probably no one more famous, or perhaps infamous, than Kevin Mitnick…

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Australia’s Ty Miller and the world’s most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick to push cyber black hat thinking further

The session will tackle the approaches and issues facing many Australian security managers and organisations grappling with a changing security environment, requiring non-traditional responses in a world still catering for traditional security methodologies.

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Awareness training: How much is too much?

Security awareness training is one of the most effective ways to strengthen what is generally known as “the weakest link in the security chain.” The key is to make employees skeptical without paralyzing them with paranoia.  Security experts agree that humans are the weakest link in the security chain. Virtually all of them agree that security awareness training can strengthen many of those weaknesses.

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