Most Insider Threats Aren’t Insiders: How Social Engineering Drives Employee-Driven Breaches
When organizations think about insider threats, they often picture malicious employees intentionally abusing access.
Social Engineering Articles
Articles about social engineering that unveil the art of deception and empower you to safeguard your digital world.
Social Engineering in Cybercrime: Real-Time Attacks & Human-Layer Defense
A Modern Guide to Real-Time Attacks, AI Impersonation, and Human-Layer Defense
Social engineering has always been the simplest way into an organization.
Today, it has become the smartest way.
Case Study: How a Fortune 500 Company Could Have Stopped a Social Engineering Attack with ChallengeWord
It has been reported that over 98% of cyberattacks involve some form of social engineering, proving that no organization is immune. However, a Fortune 500 company recently demonstrated how with the...
How ChallengeWord Safeguards Your Clients in Financial and Healthcare Transactions
Financial and healthcare organizations can now safeguard their transactions with their clients with ChallengeWord. The identity protection provided by ChallengeWord is no longer just for internal...
The Business Case for ChallengeWord: How It Saves Money by Preventing Data Breaches
In the digital era, businesses face an increasing number of cybersecurity threats, with social engineering attacks emerging as the most insidious. Unlike traditional cyber threats that exploit...
Short Codes: Expensive but Effective in Smishing Attacks
Short codes—those five- or six-digit numbers often used for banking alerts, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and promotional messages—are now a favorite tool of cybercriminals engaging in smishing...
Multi-Factor Authentication Isn’t Enough: Strengthening Your Human Firewall
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become a staple in modern cybersecurity, hailed as a powerful defense against unauthorized access. Yet, while MFA significantly reduces the risk of account...
Stop Deepfake and Impersonation Scams: Why ChallengeWord is a Must-Have for Customer Security
The world of cybercrime has evolved dramatically, and deepfake technology has become one of the most alarming threats to businesses and individuals alike. From AI-generated fake voices to...