Akshaya Ramasamy, Author at ManageEngine Blog

Why smart people click: The psychology behind every phishing attack

Akshaya Ramasamy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000

In January 2024, a finance employee at the Hong Kong office of engineering firm Arup joined a video call with his CFO and several colleagues to discuss a confidential transaction. Everyone looked familiar. The CFO spoke. The colleagues nodded. The employee transferred $25 million.There was no CFO on that call. There were no colleagues. Every person...

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The 10-second phishing filter: Train your brain before the boss fight

Akshaya Ramasamy — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Most advice on phishing tells you what to watch out for in theory. This is not that. This is a repeatable mental process you can run in ten seconds flat, before you click, reply to emails, or pick up the phone. The goal is to make the check automatic, the way checking your mirrors before changing lanes becomes automatic. You do not think about it....

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Before the Phish: What Your Company Gives Away Online

Akshaya Ramasamy — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Your company announces a new finance director. An employee shares a photo from the office. A job posting lists the tools your IT team uses.These are ordinary parts of running a visible business. But someone preparing a social-engineering attack can read them too.Before an attacker contacts an employee, they may already know whom that person reports...

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Your IT stack is costing you millions: Four moves that delivered a 442% ROI

Akshaya Ramasamy — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

If you lead an IT or security team, you know the reality: Your time is constantly stolen by manual tasks, and your budget is stretched across a chaotic collection of tools. You're asked to deliver efficiency, but you're drowning in complexity.At ManageEngine, we commissioned a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study by Forrester Consulting to...

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