hackers social engineering
The Origins of Social Engineering
White Paper The term phishing was coined by hackers. One would be hard pressed today to read a news article or book about computer security without coming across the term social engineering more... [29 Jun 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous computer hackers, talks to CNET News about his days on the dark side and why he's now one of the good guys. One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin... [23 Jun 2009]
Porn site goes on Mac attack
News Hackers are deliberately planting malicious code on websites, and using social engineering tricks to fool you into installing it onto your computer. Security experts have discovered two... [12 Jun 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Hackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques such as phishing, where an attacker tries to perpetrate fraud by sending out legitimate-looking emails in an attempt to... [22 Apr 2009]
IT Analysis - Ignorance Is Not Bliss
White Paper Such a sad state of affairs shows that security practices and awareness remain low, and that this will lead to hackers continuing to prey on organisations. Even as organisations do close off the obvious security holes,... [01 Mar 2009]
Monster users victims of data theft
News But someone could use the data that was breached to contact Monster users and use social engineering to trick them out of their information. The information that was stolen did not include CVs or... [27 Jan 2009]
Web-based malware up 400 per cent
News Mary Landesman, senior security researcher at ScanSafe, said: "The compromise techniques being used now allow hackers to quickly 'colonise' thousands of legitimate sites, from big brand-name sites, to smaller but equally... [06 Jun 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News H is for Hackers It is also interesting to note the move from simply using social-engineering techniques to spread malware to actually exploiting vulnerabilities. A number of nascent... [07 May 2008]
Bot attacks target those looking for romance
News PC Tools senior malware analyst, Sergei Shevchenko, said in a statement: "As a tool that can be used by hackers to conduct identity fraud, CyberLover demonstrates an unprecedented level of social... [10 Dec 2007]
Security threats evolve again
News Security threats continue to evolve as hackers find new targets for malware - and businesses have been urged to improve their internal communications to combat threats. Speaking at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Ben... [24 Oct 2007]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News H is for Hackers The C-level nature of the targets clearly indicates that the attackers are after information, said the spokesman, but the greater concern is the social engineering... [26 Sep 2007]
PM 'heart attack' email dupes bank customers
News Hackers may have captured the login details of around 2,500 banking customers by circulating a Trojan email claiming Australia's Prime Minister has suffered a heart attack, according to a security company. [20 Feb 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News H is for Hackers The combination of sufficient minor repackaging of an existing exploit, so that it passes antivirus unnoticed, with social engineering hooks to lure the unwary can still... [25 Jan 2007]
Leader: Phishers raise their game
Leader H is for Hackers Because while the basic principle of phishing hasn't changed the tactics are evolving to employ ever more efficient social engineering techniques. The Financial Services... [14 Nov 2006]
Rising IM use poses corporate security risk
News Uncontrolled and insecure instant messaging (IM) use by staff is leaving corporate networks and data exposed to the threat of hackers and virus writers, according to Gartner. Security experts have been warning for two... [01 Jun 2006]
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