What is Reverse Social Engineering & How Does It Work?
Reverse social engineering involves human interaction, sabotaging, advertising, and intimidating people. Social engineers start by finding ways to disrupt a network through psychological manipulation and suspicious activities. Reverse social engineering attacks can be as complex as performing a denial-of-service attack...
WannaCry Ransomware Attacks Propagating Through Email I Case Study
WannaCry ransomware was discovered in 2017, infecting hundreds of thousands of computers globally. It targeted a critical security vulnerability of Microsoft operating systems. A malware codename EternalBlue created by the NSA leaked in April 2017, was used by WannaCry’s developers...
What Are Email Viruses, And How Do You Protect Yourself From Them?
A computer virus is a malicious software that spreads from one computer to another through email messages. Malicious code can launch in several ways: clicking on a link within an email message, opening a rogue file attachment, or replying to...
How to Send a Secure Email Attachment
Most organizations at one time have lost critical data through the email channel. The data sets include intellectual property, confidential spreadsheets with financial information, and accidental sharing of employee information. Malicious insider threats from disgruntled employees were attempting to copy...
Trustifi Zero-Day Attack Prevention Email Security
Zero-day exploits are malware that attacks previously unknown vulnerabilities. The terms “0-day exploit” or “0-day attack” may be used interchangeably. The difference between a zero-day attack and a typical hacker attack chain is that the zero-day attack infiltrates the victim’s...
What Is A Remote Access Trojan (RAT)?
So… How does a remote access trojan work? A remote access trojan or RAT is a remote-control tool that allows you to access a specific device remotely from another location through the injection of malicious software. All that is needed...
How To Prevent Malware Attacks (Email Edition)
What is Malware? Malware is short for Malicious Software. Malware comprises viruses, spyware, Trojans, ransomware, and any software or code created for malicious intent. Malware can affect PCs, computer networks, servers, and mobile devices. Worms function differently than viruses. The user...