Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It’s important to me, for my family and coworkers that I share with you the following thoughts: Much of the speculation on social media seems to assume sexual misconduct. I owe the infosec community a huge debt of gratitude. But DEF CON is not THE infosec community. I welcome open, honest, and non-confrontational dialog.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Enter Project 2030, a collaboration between Oxford Visiting Researcher Victoria Baines and Trend Micro Vice President of Security Research Rik Ferguson, which uses a mixture of survey data and forward-thinking understanding of technology to predict the infosec concerns a decade from now. AI could impact more than just social engineering.

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Pen Test Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

It looks like similar techniques were used on Sir Grayson Perry’s stage show , where information was used to identify members of the audience and query details from their social media accounts live on stage. These are common con techniques and used by social engineers.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

Social engineering, phishing scams, ransomware, DDoS attacks , and software vulnerabilities are just some of the threats facing overloaded security professionals with limited budgets. Bear in mind that SOAR requires a mix of technologies and tools that deliver the capabilities the infosec team requires.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Whether we’re talking social media, email, or even malware, there’s been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner. Whether those compromises specifically were via some additional form of social engineering, we’ll likely never know. Invisible ads for thee but not for me.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

While being “classic” and “timeless” might work in other industries, information security (Infosec) must constantly guard against resting on laurels when it comes to strategies and solutions. Cybercrime also has elements where automated remediation is unavailable, such as social engineering attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2024

My original article proposed several potential solutions, including increased funding for scholarships, diversity recruitment efforts, and initiatives to improve minority representation in the media. This follow-up article aims to provide an updated look at the state of diversity in cybersecurity in 2024.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business. Over his 25+ year career, Poe worked in several other significant infosec related roles, most notably as chief technology officer of United Way of Greater St. The post Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges appeared first on SC Media.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Based on current trends, NopSec has released its latest report on the 5 biggest cyber threats we expect to see this year: nation-state cyber attacks, ransomware, DDoS attacks , the Internet of Things, and social engineering & human error. For a preview, read on. Regulators, too, will struggle to keep up with the evolving threats.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals. I've mentioned before but InfoSec Twitter is a valuable resource. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals. I've mentioned before but InfoSec Twitter is a valuable resource. For many, though, that isn’t true.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In this episode we discuss the FBI’s remarkable takedown of the Qakbot botnet, a saga involving ransomware, cryptocurrency, and the FBI pushing an uninstaller to thousands of victim PCs. Next, we explore how a major U.S. energy organization fell victim to a QR code phishing attack, highlighting the ever-evolving tactics used by attackers.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

This was at a time when CD-R were at their peak, giving you 650-700 MB and USB media was not yet on the scene. However, because BackTrack was getting to be known, it had grown legs, started appearing in the media, it was becoming ingrained in pop culture, they wanted to keep the momentum going. How did you pick the name?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, the VA would be granted one year’s time to establish its own pilot program for former members of the armed forces looking to become credentialed in cyber and transition to a professional infosec career. The post Proposed law seeks to boost federal cyber workforce through apprenticeships, training appeared first on SC Media.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 11, 2023

And yeah, we check us out at whiteoaksecurity.com to various ranges of pen tests, like web apps, internals, red teams, social engineering, etc. VAMOSI: The former seems to be the typical media response to pen testers, that they are the jack of all trades; a human swiss army knife. I joined a Discord server called InfoSec prep.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Disinformation is going to be incredibly effective now that social networks have scaled back or completely removed their moderation and verification efforts. Social media will become even more of a cesspool of AI and human-created garbage.” This will include synthetic written, spoken, and potentially even image or video content.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Fortunately, there are those in the InfoSec world, who are actively looking at the subject and speaking out at conferences, such as Black Hat. Vamosi: That talk focused on the fact that there are InfoSec hackers openly working to address this problem. What about social media? Both involve people getting hurt.

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