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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.

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Cyber CEO – Cyber Hygiene is More Critical for Your Business Now Than Ever Before – Here’s Why

Herjavec Group

Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Hackers are routinely attempting novel ways to infiltrate corporate networks so it’s important to ensure that your employees are aware of how their online behavior can make them – and you – more vulnerable.

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Introducing Behavioral Information Security

The Falcon's View

The focus of the boot camp was around "behavior design," which was suggested to me by a friend who's a leading expert in modern, progress security awareness program management. I concluded that maybe this sub-field would be called something like "behavioral security" and started doing searches on the topic.

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Inflation Is Making Cybersecurity Even More Challenging for Leaders

SecureWorld News

Economic effects, including inflationary pressures, have had a broad impact across the InfoSec landscape," Smeaton said. Invest in the right security tools and services There are a variety of cybersecurity tools and services available, so organizations should selectively choose the ones that are right for their needs and budget.

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Below is our esteemed panel of SC Awards judges, contributing from health care, engineering, finance, education, manufacturing, nonprofit and consulting, among others. Dan Basile is the chief information security officer for the RELLIS campus at the Texas A&M University System and director of Statewide Cybersecurity Services.