article thumbnail

The Psychic and the Social Engineer

Security Through Education

By now you may be guessing what the psychic and the social engineer have in common. Both use techniques such as using social cues, making broad statements, and using probability to create the illusion of credibility. Similarly, a professional social engineer must exhibit confidence and never break pretext.

article thumbnail

Alyssa Miller: Charting the Course Through InfoSec and Aviation

Security Boulevard

In this episode, special guest Alyssa Miller joins the hosts for an insightful and entertaining conversation covering a broad range of topics from social engineering anecdotes involving Kevin Johnson to Alyssa’s journey in aviation and being a pilot.

InfoSec 69
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

Security Boulevard

The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering kill-chain and how can this help understand and prevent attacks, and new research shows 33 out of the top 100 hospitals in America […].

article thumbnail

ChatGPT: What are the Implications for Infosec?

SecureWorld News

The ability to ask any question on just about any topic and have a very intelligent answer given has cybersecurity experts wondering if the infosec community is using it and, if so, for what; and, if so, how is it working for writing scripts and code or imitating phishing emails, for instance. The script to do that was written by ChatGPT.

InfoSec 139
article thumbnail

Facebook Dumps Face Recognition, Social Engineering Bots, US Sanctions NSO Group

Security Boulevard

The post Facebook Dumps Face Recognition, Social Engineering Bots, US Sanctions NSO Group appeared first on The Shared Security Show. The post Facebook Dumps Face Recognition, Social Engineering Bots, US Sanctions NSO Group appeared first on Security Boulevard.

article thumbnail

Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. »

CSO 59
article thumbnail

GUEST ESSAY: How and why ‘pen testing’ will continue to play a key role in cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

When we look at society today, we can see that we are moving further and further ahead with technology. In fact, there is evidence that technology grows exponentially fast. Since we are quickly putting out large technologies, security risks always come with this. As mentioned earlier, technology is rapidly expanding.