SOC Expert Perspectives: 5 Key Social Engineering Threats

Originally published by Abnormal Security.Written by Mick Leach.Social engineering attacks are an escalating threat to modern organizations, with data breaches caused by these tactics taking an average of 257 days to contain, as revealed in IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report. Additionally, social engineering was used in 30% of breaches in 2023 alone, underscoring the increasing prevalence and impact on cybersecurity.As a growing attack trend, social engineering is a topic we often discus…