Security Through Education

APRIL 1, 2024

I write this to highlight a key breakthrough I’ve encountered so far at Social-Engineer, LLC (SECOM), that until now, I hadn’t truly grasped at a fundamental level. Looking back on this timeline of events, I realize I began at the most opportune time. Written by: Carter Zupancich Human Risk Analyst at Social-Engineer, LLC

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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. SecureWorld recently wrapped up one of its Remote Sessions to talk about the issue of social engineering, including best practices and how to avoid being fooled by a cyber criminal.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

MARCH 22, 2023

This article provides an introduction to covert entry assessments, and will address the many factors to consider when deciding on a pretext for physical social engineering. Deciding on a Pretext The technique of social engineering in-person is often referred to as physical social engineering or in-person social engineering.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2021

The post BSides Vancouver 2021 – Savannah Lazzara’s ‘Social Engineering: Tactics And Techniques’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to BSides Vancouver for publishing their outstanding BSides Vancouver 2021 Conference videos on the groups' YouTube channel.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 3, 2022

Getting these products in front of real world audiences at an event is sure to boost sales. Soon after paying, the organiser vanishes and you realise you’re £60 to £75 out of pocket for a three day event. October 2021 to February 2022 : Spokane County discovered a fake event claiming to be the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 11, 2021

The release of a CIA archive on UFOs is exactly the kind of headline-making event that phishing and scam actors long for.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The first thing that all organizations need to understand is why social engineering works. In its simplest form, social engineering is an attack that focuses on the human element in the security context. There are a few inherently human qualities that social engineers leverage as part of their attack.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. Our flagship event, the SECTF, has been joined by other events over the years, such as the SECTF4Kids, and SECTF4Teens. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. What was their objective?

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A new attack campaign has targeted the gaming and gambling sectors since at least September 2022, just months prior to the ICE London 2023 gaming industry trade fair event that's scheduled next week.

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Javvad Malik

DECEMBER 12, 2022

My presentation on navigating the social engineering jungle. As I stumbled through the cold on Saturday morning, I made my way to the one event that started it all for me: BSides London. I had signed up as a mentor at the event, with the goal of encouraging first-time speakers to sign up as “rookies.”

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In this week’s podcast (#124): we speak with French security researcher Baptiste Robert about research on the social media accounts pushing the french "Yellow Vest" protests. Also: Brian Fox of the firm Sonatype joins us to talk about the recent compromise of the Github event-stream project and why. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. During the reporting period, key findings include: DDoS and ransomware rank the highest among the prime threats, with social engineering, data related threats, information manipulation, supply chain, and malware following.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Microsoft and OpenAI warn that nation-state actors are using ChatGPT to automate some phases of their attack chains, including target reconnaissance and social engineering attacks. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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SecureList

APRIL 24, 2024

High-end APT groups perform highly interesting social engineering campaigns in order to penetrate well-protected targets. While this highly targeted and interactive social engineering approach might not be completely novel, it is extraordinary. It’s highly recommended reading. It’s highly recommended reading.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Teodoro ordered “to refrain from using AI photo generator applications and practice vigilance in sharing information online” At this time, it remains unclear whether the order was issued in response to a specific event or to address potential attacks aimed at exploiting the data collected by these applications.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As October is almost upon us, we want to be prepared to take part in this important event. While usernames and passwords can be brute forced or gathered in social engineering attacks; MFA, when used properly, helps ensure that it really is YOU who is logging in. Our speakers are all trained and certified Social Engineers.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2024

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.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 26, 2020

Since email addresses and phone numbers are sensitive personal information that can be used in social engineering, you may want to consider the adoption of these email security tips. Create backup lesson plans: It’s common practice for teachers to create backup lesson plans for students in the event of their absence.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 19, 2021

My Definitions of Event, Alert, and Incident. A definitions reminder: Incident : A security event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information asset. Top three patterns in breaches were: social engineering, basic web application attacks, and system intrusion. Content extraction.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The post DEF CON 29 Red Team Village – ‘CTF Recap and Upcoming Events’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Our thanks to DEFCON for publishing their outstanding DEF CON 29 Red Team Village videos on the Conferences’ YouTube channel.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. The most common root causes for initial breaches stem from social engineering and unpatched software, as those account for more than 90% of phishing attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022, the football event that is going to be a cynosure of the entire world, will be held in Qatar this year and authorities and organizers are taking all precautions to bolster the Cybersecurity posture for the entire event. More details will be updated shortly!

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 6, 2023

Leveraging an organisation’s existing security stack, IT/security professionals can configure their real-time coaching campaigns to immediately deliver a SecurityTip to their users related to a detected event. However, according to IDC, less than 3% of IT spending is allocated to help secure the human layer.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The threat actor was able to use these session tokens to hijack the legitimate Okta sessions of 5 customers, 3 of whom have shared their own response to this event.” The three customers who shared their own responses to the event are Cloudflare, 1Password , and BeyondTrust. ” continues the update.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 14, 2022

Experts at the event underscored that Russian state-sanctioned criminal actors are not the only ransomware threat actors to fear, nor are ransomware attacks decreasing despite the intensified efforts to nip them in the bud. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

Verizon uses the VERIS framework (Vocabulary for Event Recording and Incident Sharing), which is a set of metrics designed to provide a common language for describing security incidents in a structured and repeatable manner. No surprise, social engineering is mentioned right off the bat.

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Trend Micro

JUNE 16, 2021

For many people, major online shopping events such as the annual Amazon Prime day — which falls on June 21 this year — presents a unique opportunity to purchase goods at heavily discounted prices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This practice is said to be leading to social engineering based cyber attacks like online fraud and phishing attacks. Dark world is filled with cyber crooks who often prey on such events to exploit executives of multi-national firms.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 3, 2021

However, they often overlook the role of social engineering in cyber security. Hackers use emotions as a social engineering tool, to persuade their victims to take an action they normally would not. Hackers use emotions as a social engineering tool, to persuade their victims to take an action they normally would not.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

Some targeted entities may discount the threat posed by these social engineering campaigns, either because they do not perceive their research and communications as sensitive in nature, or because they are not aware of how these efforts fuel the regime’s broader cyber espionage efforts. . ” continues the advisory.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SME Edge verifies all connections in and out of offices, disallows internet traffic that has not been approved for enterprise use, and closes all network traffic loopholes, protecting against phishing, social engineering, and zero-day attacks. SME Edge protects the Client’s traffic in real-time.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2020 witnessed the participation of over 19,000 players and this year it’s expected to double up, as the event is being held online. Entertainment quotient will be high as players can enjoy their favorite music tracks while they are busy in solving the virtual challenges at the north pole.

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Trend Micro

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Malicious actors have always taken advantage of big news to use as lures for socially engineered threats, but these events tend to be fairly short news cycles. When Covid-19 started making headlines in early 2020, we started seeing new threats using this in the attacks.

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SecureList

AUGUST 17, 2022

Of course, these actual events have been and will be spun up into misinformation content, which is unfortunate, but the legitimate discussion must be held. Amongst all the village dazzle , DEF CON included a social engineering village, and talks included policy discussion, panels on getting a start in social engineering, and more.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The threat actor was able to use these session tokens to hijack the legitimate Okta sessions of 5 customers, 3 of whom have shared their own response to this event.” ” The three customers who shared their own responses to the event are Cloudflare, 1Password , and BeyondTrust.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 31, 2023

The featured speakers are: Rachel Tobac, white hat hacker and CEO, SocialProof Security Rachel is a white hat hacker and the CEO of SocialProof Security, where she helps people and companies keep their data safe by training and pentesting them on social engineering risks.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Riding off the warm press that covered an eventful Summer 2022, in this series we explore the general state of cybersecurity in Australia and potential problem-solving measures—kicking things off with the third most common type of breach according to the OAIC: phishing. What is phishing?

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