Cybercriminals are increasingly using persuasion techniques in order to manipulate employees to do things they normally wouldn’t, usually resulting in the loss of money or valuable data.
A new Intel Security report comes days after more than 100 banks worldwide are said to have been hit with malware which inflicted an estimated $1 billion in damage. Bank computers and networks were breached by
targeted phishing attacks, demonstrating the inherent weakness in the “human firewall” and the need to educate employees about the top persuasion techniques in use in the digital world.
