The CMMC 2.0 Pause: Why Defense Contractors Shouldn’t Stop Building Now
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May 17, 2021This 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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