Social engineering – the age-old trick with new world implications

Just when you thought you were getting to grips with your cybersecurity posture, data governance requirements and end user security awareness programmes, someone in your organization has clicked on a phishing email, inadvertently downloaded malicious software (malware), infected your organisation with ransomware, or you have experienced a data breach due to a business email compromise (BEC) or email account compromise (EAC).

Our quick guide below provides a number of tips to help you and your colleagues to spot and avoid the perils of a phishing attack.

The social engineering techniques malicious actors use are endless. The deception, manipulation or exploitation of an individual or organization can fall under many guises. You can find the most common techniques in our new social engineering defence guide.

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