From business email compromise to SIM ports, cyberattacks have shifted from networks to you. And it’s been an incredibly profitable pivot, with cyberhackers like GandCrab claiming earnings of $2.5M per week. How can you protect yourself when the new attack surface is your life and phishing attacks are more sophisticated than ever? In the never-ending game of cybersecurity cat-and-mouse, what trends are in the good guys’ favor? And how might both software and hardware work together to protect you and your company?
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- Attacks have shifted from your company’s network to you [0:55]
- How much it costs to break into a device [2:55]
- How much it costs to hack you [3:58]
- Business email compromise (BEC) is a $26B business [4:58]
- Why BEC victims tend to be small to medium-sized businesses [5:40]
- Phishing sites have replaced malware sites as the point of access [6:38]
- Breaking down SIM port attacks (e.g. SIM swapping/jacking) [7:45]
- One of the largest tech breaches started with photos from a company BBQ [11:00]
- Enterprise-grade security as consumer products [12:4017]
- Products and services which help secure against attacks [13:30]
- Hardware keys for 2FA [15:23]
- How to set up a detection trap [16:25]
- Physical security improvements are also being consumerized [18:20]
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