Tag: social engineering
2020 brings mounting pressure to MSPs’ defense against social engineering
In 2020, attackers using social engineering techniques to deliver payloads of malware will continue to adopt mainstream business practices – becoming as professional in their operations as the organizations they attack. In turn, businesses are seeking to become harder targets...
Cybersecurity opportunities for MSPs in 2020
Buckle up because 2020 promises to be quite a ride for MSPs that offer cybersecurity services. The MSP Expo, the annual gathering of stakeholders from across the spectrum, has declared that “2020 will be the year of MSP cybersecurity.” We...
Building a defense from social engineering attacks
Last week Smarter MSP examined the security threat that social engineering poses to organizations of all sizes. Social engineering is a technique that hackers use to gain access to an organization’s network, without having to break down the metaphorical door....
Social engineering: a hacker’s most effective weapon
What is the weakest link in your client’s network? It’s not unpatched software (although you should patch) or the unimaginative passwords (although you should change it). The weakest links are humans themselves. It’s Joan in accounting or Stan in human...