What Is an Account Takeover Attack?
Account takeover (ATO) is when criminals hijack online accounts using stolen credentials, session tokens, or MFA bypass tricks. Learn signs, risks, and how to prevent ATO.
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Research, guides and analysis on phishing, social engineering and building secure behaviour in employees.
Account takeover (ATO) is when criminals hijack online accounts using stolen credentials, session tokens, or MFA bypass tricks. Learn signs, risks, and how to prevent ATO.
Tabnabbing is a phishing trick where an inactive browser tab changes into a fake login page. When you return, you may enter credentials. Protect yourself by checking the URL, using MFA, and closing unused tabs.
With 25+ years in cyber defense, Ian McGowan has seen one pattern repeat: attackers love new hires. He shares why onboarding is now a critical security layer, and using behavior-led training and phishing simulations to protect new starters from day one.
This guide unpacks Magic Quadrant for Email Security 2025, explains what the report covers, and shows how to use its findings to choose the right email security platform and human risk programme.
Discover how chatbot poisoning, a rising AI security threat affecting organizations in 2025, can silently compromise your LLM applications, and what you can do to defend against it.
Shadow AI use is rising fast, and so are the risks. This blog explains what Shadow AI is, why employees use it, and how IT leaders can detect and govern it effectively.
Keepnet will participate in DIGIT Expo East 2025, Scotland’s biggest tech event, to showcase its secure behaviour management platform and drive new conversations on cybersecurity resilience.
What is Doodles Security Training? It’s a visual microlearning approach that turns security policies into engaging stories employees remember and act on.
AiTM phishing bypasses traditional MFA and leads to account takeover, session theft, and business email compromise. Learn how it works, how to detect it, and how to reduce the risk.
Looking up pharming definition or protection? This guide explains how pharming silently redirects users via DNS poisoning or hijacking, the red flags to spot it, and a prioritized checklist CISOs can deploy, DNSSEC, secure resolvers, router hygiene, EDR, and training, to cut risk fast.
Spyware is malicious software that secretly monitors and collects user data without consent. Learn how it works, the risks it poses to organizations, and proven strategies to prevent spyware infections in your business network.
Keepnet Surveys lets you run Security Culture Surveys, pulse checks, and campaign follow-ups, then turn results into action. Get AI-assisted analysis, automatic localization, and omni-channel delivery (Teams, email, web) to raise response rates and close the loop with targeted training.
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