Whaling in Cybersecurity

Whaling is a type of phishing – an attempt to trick a person to disclose valuable information, usually login details, by way of spoofing an email or a website or by social engineering. Phishing becomes whaling when targeting high-value individuals, such as business managers, company directors, or financial controllers. The goal is to either...

The Evolution of Cyber Threats

Over the past decade, the landscape of cyber threats has multiplied in size but also transformed. Arguably, every computer with any kind of direct or indirect connection to the internet is now a target. The greatest transformation occurred in the use of automated tools by cyber criminals, which allows them to operate at massive scales.