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 exciting. Until more recently, social engineering was typically ... Read More

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.   The post Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 117 appeared first on Security Through Education ... Read More

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 you in this newsletter. The post Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116 ... Read More

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 peak filing season scammers work ... Read More

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 extrovert and introvert are well represented in these types. Coupled with the ups ... Read More

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 for an ... Read More

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 engineering techniques? The post Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 114 appeared first on Security ... Read More

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 ... Read More

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 Cybersecurity Ventures, it’s predicted that by 2021 cybercrime will ... Read More

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 of useful areas, obedience and tracking ... Read More