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Concession in Social Engineering

Security Through Education

Unknowingly, you have just succumbed to a technique we in social engineering refer to as “ concession.” What are ways we can be more aware of concession being used against us? Now imagine how powerful this would be when leveraged maliciously by a professional social engineer! “Oh, I can’t afford that!”

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An Empathic Approach to Security Education

Security Through Education

How can an empathic approach improve security education? The Importance of Security Education According to Proofpoint’s 2023’s Human Factor report , more than 99% of threats require human interaction to execute, such as enabling a macro, opening a file, following a link, or opening a malicious document. It has to be real.”

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BrandPost: Keeping Your Hybrid Workforce Secure with Cyber Hygiene Training

CSO Magazine

Any time an organization shifts an employee’s workspace and network usage, they may be less adept at identifying phishing attacks, social engineering or other security threats. The key to mitigating the human risk factor in hybrid workforce cybersecurity is education. To read this article in full, please click here

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Ep. 142 – You Can Be Right And Still Be Wrong With Brian Phillips

Security Through Education

In this episode of the SECurity Awareness Series of the SEPodcast , Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Brian Phillips who is responsible for i nformation s ecurity at Macy’s. And check out a schedule for all our training at Social-Engineer, LLC. March 15, 2021 . The post Ep.

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Ep. 142 – You Can Be Right And Still Be Wrong With Brian Phillip

Security Through Education

In this episode of the SECurity Awareness Series of the SEPodcast , Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Brian Phillips who is responsible for i nformation s ecurity at Macy’s. And check out a schedule for all our training at Social-Engineer, LLC. March 15, 2021 . The post Ep.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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Nurturing Our Cyber Talent

IT Security Guru

The IT Security Guru caught up with Tarnveer Singh a CISO and finalist in the Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards 2023 for his thoughts on how to get more professionals involved in the cybersecurity industry: There are many ways we can inspire new cybersecurity professionals to join our industry. We must reduce barriers to entry.

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