Social engineering campaigns highlight the ability to exploit human behavior

The recent wave of social engineering attacks highlights the risks of how a sophisticated threat group can take advantage of human behavior to bypass the most sophisticated security technologies, according to a report released Friday by S&P.  

In recent months, financially motivated hackers have targeted Salesforce instances by using voice phishing in order to obtain credentials and gain access to technology systems. 

S&P analysts said the attacks highlight the need for better awareness, security training and improved cyber governance. 

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