Collaborate Disseminate
Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an…
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In this special episode, Chris Hadnagy joins Maxie Reynolds to talk about the amazing stories and useful lessons contained in Chris’s new book: “Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People, and Leave Them Better Off for Having Met You”. Listen as Chri… Continue reading Ep. 137 – Human Hacking With Chris Hadnagy
One question I get asked often is, “Chris, isn’t it legit to use fear as part of my pretext in a social engineering exercise? I mean, after all, the bad guys are doing it. Wouldn’t it be realistic?” Well I can’t argu… Continue reading Is It Legit to Use Fear as Part of My Pretext?
In This Issue: “What is Your Favorite OSINT Tool?” Ryan MacDougall, an OSINT trainer and speaker on the topic, answers how and when to choose and use tools for an investigation.
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A spearphishing campaign first uncovered in July is hitting more utilities firms and spreading the LookBack malware, which has capabilities to view system data and reboot machines. Continue reading More U.S. Utility Firms Targeted in Evolving LookBack Spearphishing Campaign
Researchers warn that U.S. firms are being targeted with legitimate – but trojanized – documents that are often socially engineered to a tee. Continue reading North Korean Spear-Phishing Attack Targets U.S. Firms
It’s DerbyCon 9.0, and we at Social-Engineer are incredibly grateful to have been a part of DerbyCon through our SEVillage, speaking opportunities, and trainings for the past 5 years. Speaking Catch Chris Hadnagy, (@humanhacker), present “D… Continue reading SEVillage at DerbyCon 9.0
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
Social Engineering Can Make You a Better Person When social engineering makes the headlines, it is generally as a negative term where S.E. principles are used to initiate, perpetuate, or assist a large hack that exfiltrates data or distributes ransomwa… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 08 – Issue 112
Security training and awareness must focus on risk scenarios that include the human element. The 2017 Verizon’s Data Breach Digest found that 90 percent of data-loss incidents have a phishing or social engineering component. The cost of a d… Continue reading Don’t Overlook the Human Element in Security Training and Awareness