Trust, but always verify. And if something feels off, report it🛡️

By trusting his instincts and deciding to dig deeper, Dr. John Smart averted an attempt to infiltrate Guilder University’s #research, stopping a potential #security disaster in its tracks.

How would you have responded to an unsolicited offer for collaboration from someone you've never met? Would you have investigated further?

#CSM24 #CyberSecurity #Phishing #Spearphishing #pretexting #CyberSecurityAwareness #ECSM

R to @enisa_eu: Learning time: among the most common #SocialEngineering techniques we find #impersonation and #pretexting.

Fancy ways to face them? Now playing: Houston, we have a problem! 🍿

#FuelForCyber #CyberSecMonth

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/enisa_eu/status/1714912795093807303#m

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Unternehmen werden besonders gerne von Pretexting-Angriffen heimgesucht, da ihre Informationen meist interessanter für Cyber-Kriminelle sind. Aber auch Privatpersonen können ins Visier geraten. Wir erklären euch, was sich hinter dem Begriff verbirgt und wieso Pretexting oft erfolgreich ist. Wart ihr schon einmal betroffen?

#DeutschlandDigitalSicherBSI #IT #ITSicherheit #Sicherheit #CyberSecurity #ITSecurity #InfoSec #CyberCrime #Pretexting