Best Practices for Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks
26.02.2021
Dan Wood
Bishop Fox 's Assistant Vice President of Consulting Dan Wood shares with eWEEK best practices that can be applied to help strengthen an organization's strategy for defending against social engineering attacks.
One of the most challenging security issues for enterprises today is protecting against social engineering attacks. They are practiced by many attackers, and any organization can become a victim. Despite pakistan mobile database widespread use, we often see organizations lacking adequate security controls and incident response plans.
Every organization must have its own definition of acceptable risk and must make serious decisions and investments to strengthen security. Beyond training and education, organizations must focus on building the right foundation to provide the necessary level of control, making them more resilient even if their users fall victim to social engineering.
Here are the most important tips/best practices.
1. Make sure your organization is not putting itself at risk through open email relays
They can increase email spoofing because they allow unauthenticated emails to be sent from outside the organization, making it difficult to protect against phishing because the emails will appear legitimate to internal users. By implementing strong user authentication and IP authorization at the gateway, you can prevent attackers from doing this.
2. Use email filtering processes