Synthetic Media Creates New Social Engineering Threats

Social engineering attacks have challenged cybersecurity for years. No matter how strong your digital security, authorized human users can always be manipulated into opening the door for a clever cyber attacker.  Social engineering typically involves tricking an authorized user into taking an action that enables cyber attackers to bypass physical or digital security.  One common […]

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Deep-Learning PassGAN Tool Improves Password Guessing

A deep-learning network known as a GAN has been applied to passwords, and a tool called PassGAN significantly improves the ability to guess user passwords over tools such as Hashcat or John the Ripper. Continue reading Deep-Learning PassGAN Tool Improves Password Guessing