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Episode #29 - Social Engineering: Minimize the Exposure of Human Error

This week, the guys discuss Social Engineering - the most common way cyber criminals get access to their targets. They discuss the controls smart companies are implementing to prevent their staff from falling for cyber-criminal scams and how to minimize exposure resulting from human error.



This week the team talks about social engineering in cybersecurity. Is phishing social engineering?

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Proofpoint’s Voice of the CISO 2021 Report Reveals Two-Thirds of Global CISOs Feel Unprepared
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App Tracking: Apps Plead for Users to Press Allow, but 85% of Apple Ios Consumers Are Not Opting in 
U.S Intelligence Agencies Warn About 5G Network Weaknesses

Microsoft Outlook Bug Prevents Viewing or Creating Email Worldwide

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