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“The increasing use of social engineering techniques poses a greater cybersecurity challenge than technical vulnerabilities.” Evaluate.

Topic: basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention. Q6. “The increasing use of social engineering techniques poses a greater cybersecurity challenge than technical vulnerabilities.” Evaluate. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question The increasing frequency of phishing, malware and AI-enabled cyberattacks exploiting human behaviour has highlighted social engineering as a major …

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Raccoon Stealer

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), a specialized intelligence agency, has informed government entities, that they were targeted by the Raccoon Stealer malware.   It retrieves sensitive data from infected machines. The malware is usually delivered through email and is available as Malware-as-a-service (MaaS).   Description of terms …

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