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Wh a t ca n I s ay ? Th e r e a r e s o m e a wful peop l e in th e w o rld - a nd th ey' d l o v e t o g e t th e ir mitts o n yo ur o rg a nis a ti o n ' s v a lu a bl e d a t a . Your data Bad guy
On e w ay th ey g e t th a t d a t a is b y using Social Engineering It ' s a ll a b o ut trust, g a in e d b y g e tting in t o u c h und e r th e guis e o f tr y ing t o h e l p - usu a ll y fright e ning us e rs with n e ws o f a f a k e d a t a br eac h o r a co m p r o mis e d acco unt.
M o st o ft e n, fr a udst e rs po s e a s co ll ea gu e s, b o ss e s o r fri e nds, a nd ca n t a rg e t thr o ugh: Email Telephone Social media On ce th ey' v e g a in e d a us e r ' s trust, th ey' ll tr y t o ex tr ac t l o gin c r e d e nti a ls fr o m th e m, o r Don't trust him co nvin ce th e m t o c li c k o n a n untrustw o rth y link.
It ' s s o e ff ec tiv e b eca us e h ac k e rs b e li e v e th a t us e rs a r e "the weakest link in the security chain" N o t v e r y ni ce , is it? Lu c kil y , th a t a ls o m ea ns th a t yo ur us e rs a r e a ls o capa bl e o f b e ing "the strongest link in the security chain"
T ac kling s oc i a l e ngin ee ring is a ll a b o ut p r epa ring yo ur peop l e . Edu ca ti o n p l ay s a k ey r o l e h e r e . M a k e sur e yo ur peop l e kn o w t o b e : RAD Read R ea d th e URL, e m a il a ddr e ss e s, a nd m e ss a g e s ca r e full y : a r e th ey sus p i c i o us? Ask Ask yo ur co ll ea gu e /b o ss/ e m p l oyee /fri e nd if th ey s e nt a n e m a il, o r a sk ca ll e rs f o r t e llt a l e d e t a ils t o b e sur e th ey' r e wh o th ey s ay th ey a r e . Delete D oe sn ' t l oo k trustw o rth y ? D e l e t e a nd r epo rt!
It d oe sn ' t st op a t yo ur peop l e , o f co urs e . Y o ur o rg a nis a ti o n a ls o n ee ds t o e nsur e it ' s g o t s o m e ex tr a fir epo w e r in its co rn e r: Identity and Access Management Th e right s o luti o ns - in c luding p hishing t e sts, MFA a nd s o mu c h m o r e - ca n a ll e nsur e yo ur peop l e a r e kitt e d o ut with e v e r y thing th ey n ee d t o p r o t ec t th e o rg a nis a ti o n fr o m s oc i a l e ngin ee ring. "Get outta here!" B ye b ye , b a d gu y !
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