One of the most important technologies ever invented and still very much impactful in the daily lives of countless individuals is the internet. Web browsers serve as the software gateway through which users can access this resource and request/receive information. Hence, billions of people around the world use web browsers in order to access the internet, with Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, and Firefox being some of the most popular options.
As usual, this state of affairs has not been lost on cybercriminals as Statista.com reports that web browsers constitute the second most commonly exploited applications worldwide as of the third quarter of 2019. During the survey period, it was found that browsers accounted for 13.47 percent of exploit attacks.
Hence, the eighth episode in this series seeks to explore the ways malicious actors use browser attacks in conjunction with social engineering.
This is a free event but registration is required as we have limited spaces available. So hurry and register below: