Social Engineering's New Dominance: Countering Attacks that Exploit Trust

Attackers are shifting away from technical exploits and instead relying on trust based deception to gain access, making social engineering the dominant delivery method for modern threats. This webinar examines new ReliaQuest threat research showing how recent malware campaigns use legitimate looking ads, software, and system tools to blend into normal activity and bypass traditional defenses. The discussion explains why security programs built to detect obvious malicious behavior struggle against attacks designed to appear genuine at every step.

The session breaks down current social engineering techniques, including malware delivered through trusted channels, and explains how these tactics scale across organizations. Speakers share practical recommendations for improving detection and response, along with insights into how collective intelligence and agentic AI can support earlier and more coordinated defense against trust based attacks.