Liam O Murchu: Social engineering was a top concern for organizations across numerous industries and sectors last year. The number of online vulnerabilities dropped from 2010 to 2011, but the number of malicious attacks jumped 81 percent. Technology still plays a role, however, and technology is still playing a role in the fight against social engineering, he says. The amount of vulnerabilities has been found to decrease, but that hasn’t thwarted the attackers, he adds. The attackers are still pushing hard. They’re using kits and packs that you can buy in the underground that help facilitate easy attacks.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/social-engineering-mitigating-risks-a-4795