SYDNEY — Properly trained staff, not technology, is the best protection against social engineering attacks on sensitive information, according to security consultant and celebrity hacker Kevin Mitnick ...

Cyber security specialists have warned that social engineering tactics, including impersonation and manipulation, were ...

Jenny Radcliffe went from getting into abandoned buildings just to see if she could, to becoming a ‘burglar for hire’ – but only to weed out the security weak spots. Can you hack a person? With social ...

Keen to the importance of not simply clicking on any email I receive in my inbox, I recently received a message with a subject line I could not resist: “Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training.” For ...

Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to launch more sophisticated social engineering attacks, and experts are warning that it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between ...

The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services were operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach, claiming there was no evidence the hacker got ...

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become a cornerstone of access security, offering an extra layer of defense against cyber threats. However, despite its effectiveness, MFA is not impervious to ...

The final day of the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference in New York celbrated the hacker spirit — an upbeat finish for an audience still in shock from Saturday’s surprise FBI arrest of invited ...