Collaborate Disseminate
Imagine for a moment that you are sitting at your desk at work: your email pings alerting you of a new message from a supplier your company works with frequently. You open this email to read that they are switching to bank ABC, and they need you to upd… Continue reading Don’t Pay the Price: Is Your Company Prepared for Invoice Fraud?
What Is Vishing? We define vishing as the “practice of eliciting information or attempting to influence action via the telephone.” Similar to phishing, the goal of vishing calls are to obtain valuable information that could contribute to th… Continue reading Have You Ever Received One of Those Calls?
We talk a lot about phishing, vishing, smishing, and impersonation here at SECOM, and there is a good reason for that. Those are the primary services we provide as a company for our clients. Not all clients use all of our services, and some companies d… Continue reading Assess Your Risks
Over the years of being a professional social engineer (SE), I have been asked questions like, “Are you really testing your clients if you don’t use EVERY method possible?” Or, “You are acting like the bad guys, why do you need … Continue reading It Is Important To Have Ethics In Social Engineering
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) hold powerful influence over humans. Fear itself is a deeply powerful emotion that causes specific reactions in the brain, and uncertainty and doubt are feelings that manipulate your actions, your employees’ act… Continue reading Free Yourself from FUD
For that past few years, thanks to having an amazing little addition to my family, I have been reading a lot of Dr. Seuss books, and one of my favorites is “Fox in Socks.” If you haven’t read it to your kids, you should. Well… y… Continue reading What Do You Know About Tweedle Beetles?
The other day my wife went to the doctor, and a few weeks before that we took our son to the dentist. We had to fill out all the paperwork and give them all the usual PII, including name, address, phone number, alternate contacts, SS#, DOB, driver̵… Continue reading Healthcare: Security in Crisis?
What do professionals inadvertently disclose about the operations security (OPSEC) of their organizations and themselves while giving advice? Becoming a known educator and voice in your area of expertise is effectively done by drawing connections betwe… Continue reading Vendors, Educating, and Social Media Marketing
Most of us are familiar with the fact that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, is testifying in front of Congress this week regarding Facebook’s mishandling of user data. This hearing is being watched around the globe by corporations, governments, … Continue reading A Nonverbal Analysis of Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress Testimony
Look at your phone and ask yourself, do you rely on that tiny device for your business dealings? Your important family notifications? Your link to the outside world? If the answer to any of these is “yes” then it is critical you be aware of… Continue reading Your Phone’s Betrayal