Tag: Social Engineering
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Business Email Compromise: The $2.4 Billion Scam Hitting SMBs the Hardest
Think phishing is your biggest email threat?Think again. While most small businesses worry about spam or malware, the real danger is Business Email Compromise (BEC) — a sophisticated scam that cost U.S. businesses over $2.4 billion in 2021 alone, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). And here’s the part most small business…
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Social Engineering Attacks: Recognizing and Preventing Manipulative Tactics
Social engineering represents one of the most insidious types of cyber threats because it exploits human psychology rather than technological vulnerabilities. As we continue to fortify our technical defenses, understanding and guarding against social engineering attacks is critical. This week, let’s explore the nature of social engineering, its common forms, and how we can all…