The five most common social engineering attacks

However much technology you throw at protecting your organization's systems the weakest link is still the person sitting in front of the endpoint. No surprise then that social engineering is increasingly the attacker's weapon of choice for gaining access to sensitive systems. Security rating and risk monitoring company SecurityScorecard has put together an infographic showing the five most common attacks and their impact on enterprises.

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Infographic: Is Your Software Vulnerable to Cybercrime

Infographic | February 13, 2020

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Infographic | January 23, 2020

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PC Pitstop

PC Pitstop was founded in November 1999 by Rob Cheng and Dave Methvin with the sole purpose of creating a better way to diagnose common computer problems. Prior to creating PC Pitstop, Rob Cheng was a Senior Vice President at Gateway Computers responsible for Gateway's Consumer business worldwide including profit and loss responsibility.

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