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Combating Phishing Attacks: How to Design an Effective Program to Protect Your Organization Against Social Engineering

It seems like we've been hearing a lot about phishing in the news in recent years, and this threat hasn't abated yet. Why are attacks via phishing -and social engineering in general -so prevalent and so effective? This whitepaper examines the many different methods employed in phishing attacks and social engineering campaigns, and offers a solution-based approach to mitigating risk from these attack vectors.

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Redhawk Network Security, LLC

Redhawk Network Security is a network engineering and information security practice built over the last 14 years with the depth and maturity to provide strategic support for commercial businesses. Redhawk provides network engineering and information security services onsite, remote and online. Most of Redhawk’s business is derived from regulated organizations. Clients include financial institutions, healthcare providers, utilities, national defense, retail and manufacturing industries. The core focus for services is information security assessment, PCI qualified security assessments, security software-as-a-service, security consulting, network managed security services, network implementation and network storage. Online services are an efficient and effective path to protection through “the cloud” and give Redhawk a sustainable competitive lead in the industry.

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Combating Phishing Attacks: How to Design an Effective Program to Protect Your Organization Against Social Engineering