It is no secret that 68 percent of breaches stem from one thing and one thing alone — social engineering. (Credit: jirsak/AdobeStock)
The cyber threat landscape is so vast and complex that it often leaves security teams feeling overwhelmed, uncertain as to where to apply limited resources. This is why a data-driven defense strategy is needed – understanding and identifying the most common ways organizations are being attacked or compromised; ranking those methods in order of their risk profile and likelihood, then finally deploying mitigations to reduce those risks.
It is no secret that 68 percent of breaches stem from one thing and one thing alone — social engineering. Unfortunately, organizations struggle to block social engineering because it relies so heavily on manipulating human behavior, something they have little control over. To harness or control human behavior, organizations must adopt a defense-in-depth philosophy, or a layered approach consisting of the following elements:
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