voice phishing
Why Attackers no Longer Need to Break in: The Rise of Identity-Based Attacks
Anjali Gopinadhan Nair | | account takeover, anomaly detection, credential market, dark web, deepfakes, hardware keys, IAM inventory, identity perimeter, Identity Theft, least privilege, Machine Identities, mfa fatigue, Passkeys, Privileged access management, service accounts, Session hijacking, social engineering, stolen credentials, voice phishing, VPN credentials, zero trust
In 2026 stolen credentials and unmanaged machine identities drive breaches—small buys, phone scams, and weak IAM make identity the real perimeter; prioritize inventory, least privilege, and stronger auth ...
Security Boulevard
The Human Layer of Security: Why People are Still the Weakest Link in 2026
Oluwakorede Akinsete | | adaptive access, AI-enabled phishing, Awareness Training, behavioral design, CISO leadership, deepfakes, employee resiliency, Human Error, human factor cybersecurity, Human Risk Management, human-centered security, insider risk, microlearning, Passkeys, passwordless, phishing simulations, real-time interventions, Security Culture, Security Metrics, social engineering, voice phishing
By 2026 humans remain cybersecurity’s weakest—and most vital—link as AI-enabled social engineering rises; prioritize behavioral design, real‑time interventions, and leadership ...
Security Boulevard
Vishing and the Monarch Casino Heist: Social Engineering News
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, Infosecurity, Monarch Casino, social engineering, social engineering news, vishing, voice phishing
Vishing attacks were prominent in Q4 2022, increasing 142% from Q3 2022 according to the February 2023 Trellix Threat report. Vishing or “voice phishing” is the act of making fraudulent phone calls ...
When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, escrow.com, GoDaddy breach December 2022, GoDaddy breach March 2020, GoDaddy breach November 2020, GoDaddy Breach November 2021, Ne'er-Do-Well News, vishing, voice phishing, Web Fraud 2.0
Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on ...
Vishing (Voice Phishing) in Social Engineering News
Social-Engineer | | General, Protect Yourself, security awareness training, security professionals, social engineering, vishing, Vishing managed service, voice phishing
A new report by Mutare reveals costly and pervasive shortcomings in enterprise security protections against voice network attacks, such as […] ...
The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Advanced Persistent Teenagers, Amit Yoran, APT, cisa, FBI, Lapsus$, Microsoft, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Nvidia, Okta, Samsung, Tenable, The Coming Storm, twitter hack, vishing, voice phishing, wired
Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection ...
SMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing
Most of us have probably heard the term "smishing" -- which is a portmanteau for traditional phishing scams sent through SMS text messages. Smishing messages usually include a link to a site ...
Vishing Attacks Are on The Rise
Companies are becoming more aware of potential cybersecurity threats and taking measures to protect their critical assets and increase security. However, one aspect of cyberattacks that often goes unforeseen (until ...
Not again! Another Phishing Simulation Goes Awry
Omer Taran | | Automated Training, Awareness Training, Compliance, cyber attacks, Cybersecurity, Education Security, Human Element, National Cyber, Phishing, Phishing Attacks, phishing awareness, phishing awareness training, Phishing Simulation Plaform, phishing simulations, Security Culture, Security Environment, Security Training, Successful Phishing Simulation, vishing, voice phishing
Key lessons from the West Midlands Railway incident and other common mistakes in employee training How resilient are your employees in the face of a phishing scam? That’s the question that ...
5 Reasons Why Text-based Training Beats Video Training Any Day (VIDEO)
Omer Taran | | Automated Training, Awareness Training, Compliance, cyber attacks, Cybersecurity, Education Security, Human Element, National Cyber, Phishing, Phishing Attacks, phishing awareness, phishing awareness training, Phishing Simulation Plaform, phishing simulations, Security Culture, Security Environment, Security Training, Successful Phishing Simulation, vishing, voice phishing
There’s a rumor going around that people learn better or engage better with video content over text-based content. It’s easy to see where the misconception came from. After all, the average time ...

