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SEVillage – 10 Years in Review Ten years ago, when Chris Hadnagy, Founder & CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC, was first approached by DEF CON founder Jeff Moss and asked to start a social engineering event, he knew he wanted to do something exciti… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 118
In This Issue: “Charity Scams are Real – How Low Will They Go to Exploit a Tragedy?” Find out how cyber criminals monetize tragedy and exploit human emotions.
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In This Issue: “A Beginner’s Insight Into Vishing.” How can someone become a successful visher? Social-Engineer recently hired two team members who have been accumulating tremendous success. We interviewed them and we are sharing their insights with yo… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116
With the April 15th filing deadline date just a week away, it’s important to stay vigilant and be on the lookout for tax scams. For most of us tax season is an anxious time, and criminals are eager to take advantage of our anxiety. During … Continue reading Lookout for Tax Scams
A Path to Social Engineering Through my years in the information technology world and into the information security world, I have met numerous personality types from young go-getters, older seen-it-all types and everything in between. The terms extrove… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 115
When you first think of a social engineer a vision of a charming, socialite type of person may come to mind. One who can influence and talk to anyone with very little effort. That does sound like a very effective SE, no question there. Is there a place… Continue reading Introverted Social Engineer
In This Issue: “Smile, Facial Recognition in Use.” Facial recognition software has been growing in popularity with companies and government agencies throughout the world. Can this technology be easily circumvented and used maliciously through social e… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 114
It’s been about 6 months since Def Con 26. Yes, only 6 months. But here we are, it’s 2019, and we are ready for a new round of Def Con prep! The SEVillage is entering its 10th (10th!!) year at Def Con and, we are prepared to make this more … Continue reading Launch of the SEVillage at Def Con 27 Signups
2018 was an extremely intense year in the field of cybersecurity. The Verizon Data Breach Report confirmed 2,216 breaches across 65 countries. From what the experts say, we can expect 2019 to be intense as well. According to a report by Cybersecu… Continue reading Women Needed in Cybersecurity
Train as a Social Engineer: The Value of Creating Environments When I am not wearing my Social Engineering (SE) hat, I am often wearing the hat of “working dog trainer.” What does this mean? It means my dogs and I train in a variety o… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 08 – Issue 113