Low-tech tactics still top the IT security risk chart

Low-tech attack vectors are being adapted by cyber criminals to overcome security defenses because they can often evade detection until it’s too late. USB-based attacks, QR codes in phishing emails, and social engineering, improved with the help of generative AI, are examples of relatively low-tech tactics being used to launch significant attacks.

This has been confirmed in the latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which found tried-and-true attack tactics continue to be successful, underscoring the fact that organizations …

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