Do demographic factors influence social engineering success?

Do demographic factors influence social engineering success?

Social engineering is one of the most successful tactics that cyber criminals can use to get access to confidential information or infiltrate company systems and networks. Its success depends on gaining trust. This is often done by using information that can be...
4 ways ransomware is evolving

4 ways ransomware is evolving

Ransomware remains a real threat for organisations, with more than 493m attacks in 2022 alone, down from 2021 but far above the amount in the preceding years. And one of the reasons that it remains a threat is because of the ability of ransomware gangs to evolve their...
How prepared are companies for a potential cyber attack?

How prepared are companies for a potential cyber attack?

The risk of cybersecurity attacks increases year on year, particularly as cyber criminals are now leveraging more sophisticated technologies and techniques to be able to carry out their activities at scale. For example, a small study recently showed that phishing...
A software supply chain attack that targets the banking sector

A software supply chain attack that targets the banking sector

In a recent article, we highlighted the rise of software supply chain attacks. These types of attacks are very serious as, often, the target isn’t the software vendor itself but their customers. By accessing the end users’ systems, they are able to steal valuable...