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Blog20 Jul 2026

What Is Social Engineering? Types and Real-World Attacks

Most cyberattacks don’t start with code. They start with a conversation. An attacker doesn’t need to break your firewall if they can convince someone to open the door. That’s social engineering: manipulating people into handing over access, information, or money. It skips the techn

Zentara Team

Blog16 Apr 2026

Why Security Awareness Training Still Fails (And How to Fix It)

Nearly every organization runs annual phishing simulations, mandatory e-learning, and compliance-driven training modules. On paper, the box is checked. In reality, human-initiated breaches remain one of the most consistent and costly incident triggers. This gap exists because most security awareness

Marsha Widagdo

Executive deepfake impersonation defence

AI in Cybersecurity07 Apr 2026

The Executive Deepfake Threat: Defending Against AI-Driven Voice and Video Impersonation

Artificial intelligence has transformed how organisations operate, communicate, and innovate. However, the same technology is now being weaponised by cybercriminals to impersonate senior leaders with alarming realism. Deepfake voice and video attacks are moving from experimental to operational, and

Trimikha Valentius

AI in Cybersecurity30 Mar 2026

AI-Generated Phishing: Why Social Engineering Is Getting Harder to Detect

Phishing has always relied on deception, but historically, it was easy to spot. Poor grammar, unusual phrasing, and generic messaging often revealed malicious intent. Users were trained to recognise these signs, and for a time, it worked. That assumption no longer holds. With the rise of AI-generate

Toni Widiarto

Blog21 Jan 2026

Business Email Compromise: How Enterprises Stop BEC Without Blocking Work

Email is still the backbone of enterprise communication. It is how deals are approved, invoices are authorised, and sensitive instructions move across organisations every day. It is also the primary entry point for business email compromise, often referred to as BEC. BEC attacks do not rely on malwa

Marsha Widagdo

Blog27 Dec 2025

The Growing Insider Threat Problem in Hybrid Work Environments

The traditional office perimeter has not just shifted; it has effectively dissolved. In the wake of the global transition to hybrid work, the “office” is now a kitchen table in the suburbs, a coworking space in another time zone, or a laptop on a train. While this flexibility has unlocke

Surya Maulana

AI in Cybersecurity30 Nov 2025

The Psychology of Social Engineering: Why Even Trained Employees Fall for It

Technology continues to improve. Security tools evolve. Yet in incident after incident across ASEAN, one pattern consistently emerges: attackers bypass systems by influencing people. Even highly trained employees can be manipulated into granting access, approving requests, or revealing information,

Regal Star Rauniyar