Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 34 | Page 64

FINAL WORD
Adenike Cosgrove , Director of Cybersecurity Strategy for International at Proofpoint

PEOPLE AS THE NEW PERIMETER : PREVENTING SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS

With employees now an organisation ’ s new perimeter , savvy cybercriminals have shifted their focus to social engineering attacks such as Business Email Compromise and Email Account Compromise – with businesses facing huge financial losses as a result . Adenike Cosgrove , Director of Cybersecurity Strategy for International at Proofpoint , tells us how organisations can use technology and training in tandem to prevent these types of attacks , enabling a true people-centric security model .
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