Report published by Cisco Talos classifies humans as the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain and suggests educational topics aimed at employees and consumers
Microsoft, Amazon, PayPal, Adobe and Instagram are among the brands most emulated by hackers when sending malicious emails, according to data released in a report by Cisco Talos.
In the company’s assessment, the high volume of attempted frauds in the name of legitimate brands will continue to grow if organizations do not strengthen the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain: the human being. The recommendation is to provide adequate training to people – employees and customers – involved with a brand imitated by criminals.
Employees must be trained to accurately identify the costa rica whatsapp data communication parameters used by their organizations' trusted partners, as well as the internal communication standards of the companies in which they work. This way, communication anomalies generated by hackers can be quickly detected and resolved.
Customers should receive instructions and informational materials to help them understand all the different methods of communication that the company uses when trying to contact them. It is also important to clarify the types of information requested in each type of contact.
Domain names used by organizations can be registered with multiple extensions to prevent hackers from attempting to use similar addresses for malicious purposes. Hiding information from WHOIS records through privacy protection is an alternative measure.
Domains should be updated frequently. This is because expired domains can easily be abused by threat actors for illicit activities that can harm a company’s reputation.