Understanding the primary modus operandi of cyberattackers is crucial to being able to detect a probable breach attempt and get your guard up.
Thwart these attempts before they sabotage your data and systems.
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Baiting is a method of social
engineering attack where malicious
actors make false promises to
customers to entice them to expose
personal details or install malware
on their system.
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Pretexting is a social engineering
attack that creates made-up
scenarios to trick victims to reveal
sensitive information.
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Phishing is the most common type
of social engineering attack that
employs email as its primary
transmission medium, where
scammers send many emails or
texts simultaneously, hoping to get
even a few responses.
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Scareware refers to social
engineering attacks that use fear
to compel victims into doing
something against their sense of
right and wrong.
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Spear Phishing attackers target
specific individuals. The entire
procedure of this attack requires
significant time to correctly estimate
the targetโs behavioral tendencies,
personal attributes, and general
contacts.
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Tailgating is a method of attack
that involves bypassing any security
checks and entering systems
without permission by following
someone else.
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A honeytrap attack is meant to
catch people looking for love on
social media or online dating
sites.
Honeytrap
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