Social engineering is the very common practice of exploiting a human element to initiate and/or execute a cyberattack. Human weakness and ignorance present such easy targets that fully 82% of the ...

AI is making astounding progress, opening a whole new world of possibilities—and a can of worms. On the one hand, AI creators have facilitated incredibly fast adoption by equipping advanced AI ...

When we think about network security for our business, it’s easy to focus on the technical side of things. After all, focusing on what you can control tends to give the illusion that you can control ...

Social engineering attacks are incredibly common. Can you avoid being a victim?

Social engineering remains one of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to penetrate enterprise defenses; however, trained employees can disrupt the modern kill chain before it begins. Phishing is one ...

Social Engineering is a method that bad actors will use to trick people into giving them sensitive information or access. The types of information these criminals are seeking can vary. Criminals use ...

Social engineering-based attacks are a popular form of security manipulation, with cybercriminals using this technique for 98% of attacks in 2022. Social engineering can take many forms, including ...

Malware is just one way hackers and scammers can get you. Another common tactic is social engineering—a collection of methods that exploit vulnerabilities in human behavior to steal sensitive info, ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.