New Phishing Trends, Old Tactics and Security Awareness — CyberSpeak Podcast
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On this episode of the CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute podcast, Pedram Amini, creator of the Zero Day Initiative and CTO of InQuest.net, talks about how phishing has changed — and stayed the same — over recent years.
In the podcast, Amini and host Chris Sienko discuss:
- How have phishing tactics changed since high-profile attacks over the past few years? (1:05)
- Are people becoming more careful around suspicious emails after all these major breaches? (2:25)
- How do you change the thinking that drives people to click suspicious links? (4:05)
- What are some unusual phishing attacks you’ve heard of that worked? (5:10)
- Have any common phishing methods declined or increased in frequency in recent years? (6:50)
- How do you educate people people about hijacked email accounts and how to defend against attacks that come from a legitimate email account? (8:50)
- Are malicious Macros still a concern? (10:35)
- How will low-level attacks shift as global internet users climb to three billion in recent years? (15:55)
- Are there any indications that C-suite executives are receiving better security awareness training? (18:10)
- What issues are there when employees work remotely? (20:00)
- Is the proliferation of mobile devices changing phishing? (21:15)
- What are some best practices for ensuring your vendors are secure? (23:55)
- Where do you see phishing headed in the future? (25:30)
- If you had a magic gavel and could enact legislation around security or phishing, what would you do? (26:40)
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