Security Through Education
APRIL 23, 2024
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!”
Security Through Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
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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Security Through Education
AUGUST 9, 2023
As a professional social engineer, it’s always interesting when I get asked, “What do you do for work?” Can you get people’s social security numbers?” However, an ethical social engineer must adhere to scope. Social engineering engagements involve human vulnerability. What is Scope?
Security Through Education
JANUARY 2, 2024
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.”
Security Through Education
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Every year companies lose thousands and even millions of dollars due to security breaches. They may upgrade company software or increase security awareness training. With all this effort though, many security executives wonder if their resources are well spent. Educating high value staff after the fact won’t help.
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 2, 2024
Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. This lack of knowledge makes them susceptible to phishing attacks, social engineering, and other cyber threats. Conduct regular security testing and code reviews.
SecureWorld News
MAY 17, 2021
Social engineering tricks are constantly used by threat actors to gain access to an individual's account or even an entire organization's system. Sometimes they are easily spotted by the trained security professional, but even the best of us can fall for a sophisticated scheme. Examples of social engineering tricks.
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