Internet users should be vigilant of SMS and emails ‘masquerading’ as people of authority

Verizon Business Regional Vice President Rob Le Busque explains types of cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks are increasing worldwide and becoming more complex; a common attack named pretexting is on the rise. “In simple terms, pretexting is pretending to be someone that you are not in order to gain information,” Mr Le Busque told Sky News Australia. “Oftentimes, we see pretexting in form of maybe an SMS or email to an employee masquerading as someone within the organisation or another person of authority. “Seeking to get login credentials or other information they can then use to compromise systems and gain access to corporate networks so they can exploit or plant malware”.