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DEFINITION: Pretexting is a form of social engineering in which an individual lies about his identity or purpose to obtain privileged data about another individual. A pretexter may then use this data to engage in identity theft or corporate espionage. Pretexting may be employed by telephone or email, through customer service instant messaging or a company Web site. A pretexter may use a variety of strategies … Social Engineering definition sponsored by SearchCIO.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
Social Engineering Reports

One Fish, Two Fish, Three Fish, Fraud Fish sponsored by Splunk RESOURCE: In this Dr. Seuss style storybook, discover how numerous types of fraud, such as credit card, phishing, account takeover, and more can affect your organization. Posted: 10 May 2019 \| Published: 21 Oct 2019 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Email Security \| Email Security Policies \| Fraud Protection \| Hackers \| Malware \| Messaging Security \| Payment Card Industry \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Phishing \| Security \| Security Best Practices

2012 Security Outlook sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This report from the Corporate Executive Board, based on extensive research with Chief Information Security Officers, identifies the top 10 security imperatives for 2012. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 24 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| CISOs \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Denial of Service Attacks \| Hackers \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Phishing \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Smart Phones

Corralling Email-Based Threats To Keep Them Out Of Users' Mailboxes sponsored by Proofpoint CASE STUDY: When Agri-Marché started seeing more and more email threats in employees' inboxes, the food company needed an email security platform that would secure 5 email domains and protect 300 inboxes. In this case study, learn how Agri-Marché was able to do this by deploying Proofpoint Email Protection and Proofpoint Target Attack Protection. Posted: 06 Jun 2019 \| Published: 06 Jun 2019 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Email Security \| Email Security Policies \| Email Security Software \| Hackers \| Malware \| Messaging Security \| Phishing \| Security \| Security Threats

Understanding and Preventing Finance Phishing Fraud sponsored by Barracuda WEBCAST: Today's hackers and cybercriminals are doubling-down to heavily target finance department employees and execs with fraudulent phishing emails. Why? To get the whole story on this fast-growing phishing threat and to view several new strategies for fighting back, join this webinar. Posted: 24 May 2019 \| Premiered: May 24, 2019 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Firewall Server Hardware \| Firewall Server Software \| Phishing \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Audits \| Security Best Practices \| Security Event Management \| Security Hardware \| Security Industry \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Security Threats

Mitigations for Mobile Phishing Problems on the iOS Platform sponsored by SearchSecurity.com EGUIDE: Attackers today are commonly using SMS messaging as a form of mobile device phishing. This expert E-Guide will walk you through the basics of SMS-based attacks and what security teams can do to mitigate the risk associated with iOS devices. Read on to learn more. Posted: 03 May 2013 \| Published: 03 May 2013 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Handheld Device Security \| Instant Messaging Security \| Messaging Protocols \| Messaging Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile IP \| Mobile Workers \| Phishing \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| SMS \| Vulnerability Management

2019 Threat Report: Email Fraud in Financial Services sponsored by Proofpoint RESEARCH CONTENT: Email fraud today affects organizations of every size, across every industry, and in every country around the world. The financial services industry, for obvious reasons, is an especially attractive target. In this report, discover recommended security steps you can take to protect your people, data and brand from email fraud attacks. Posted: 05 Jun 2019 \| Published: 05 Jun 2019 TOPICS: Email \| Email Security \| Email Security Software \| Fraud Protection \| Phishing \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats

Phishing: Das steckt dahinter sponsored by Barracuda EGUIDE: Bei Phishing-Angriffen wird dem Empfänger häufig suggeriert, er kommuniziere mit jemandem Vertrauenswürdigem aus dem eigenen Unternehmen, um ihn etwa zu einer Überweisung oder der Preisgabe von Daten zu bewegen. Wie Phishing-Angriffe geplant werden und wie Sie sich noch besser schützen können, erfahren Sie hier. Posted: 17 Apr 2019 \| Published: 17 Apr 2019 TOPICS: Phishing

Understanding Email Fraud sponsored by Proofpoint RESOURCE: Business Email Compromise (BEC) is one of today's greatest cyberthreats to an organization. These highly targeted attacks are exploiting people rather than technologies to steal money and valuable business information. In this infographic, explore key email fraud statistics from Proofpoint's research of 2,250 IT decision makers. Posted: 07 Jun 2019 \| Published: 07 Jun 2019 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Email Security \| Email Security Policies \| Hackers \| Malware \| Messaging Security \| Phishing \| Security \| Security Threats

IBM X-Force 2013 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In this detailed white paper, explore this year's report on the latest risks and security challenges organizations are facing today, and offers best practices to boost security fundamentals and policies to meet these advanced persistent threats (APTs). Posted: 06 Nov 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2013 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Domain Name Systems \| Hackers \| Malware \| Phishing \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Standards \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Spam \| Vulnerability Management

Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server sponsored by ESET DATA SHEET: ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server blocks all types of email-borne malware and spam. It scans your email traffic with industry-leading precision, low system footprint and high scanning speed - so slowdowns will be a thing of the past Posted: 25 Mar 2011 \| Published: 25 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Email Security \| Malware \| Microsoft Exchange \| Penetration Testing \| Phishing \| Real Time Operating Systems \| Spam \| Virus Protection

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