Employers: Wombat unveils social engineering security training module

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Wombat unveils social engineering security training module

Posted on 15 January 2013.

Wombat released its social engineering training module to defend against social engineering threats, including spear phishing and social media-based attacks.

Commonly defined as the art of exploiting human psychology to gain access to buildings, systems or data, social engineering is evolving so rapidly that technology solutions, security policies, and operational procedures alone cannot protect critical resources.

A recent Check Point sponsored survey revealed that 43 percent of the IT professionals surveyed said they had been targeted by social engineering schemes. The survey also found that new employees are the most susceptible to attacks, with 60 percent citing recent hires as being at "high risk" for social engineering. (More...)

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Steve