Social Engineering
The Targeting of the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
The world has waited for 10 months for the good news that arrived this week—the first inoculations of the COVID-19 vaccine would be given in the UK within days. Those same 10 ...
U.S. Election Security (and Insecurities)
It has been a month since the U.S. 2020 General Election has passed. The election, according to then-Director of CISA Christopher Krebs in mid-November, was the most secure in history with no ...
Holiday Shopping Scams and Tips to Stay Safe
In our November monthly episode we discuss the scams that you may encounter this holiday shopping season due to the pandemic and our top tips on how to stay safe and more ...
DEF CON® Kids: Preparing Them for the Future
Find out how we managed the DEF CON® Kids SECTF in an all virtual setting using the most popular game on the planet — Minecraft. The post DEF CON® Kids: Preparing Them ...
Dealing with Guilt as a Social Engineer
Are you new to the field of social engineering? Or does this career interest you? If so, dealing with guilt as a social engineer will be something you will need ...
Targeted Spear-Phishing on the Rise
The pandemic has presented many challenges for cybersecurity, especially COVID-19-related phishing attempts targeting employees working from home. However, security experts speaking at the Exabeam Spotlight20 virtual conference warned of an increase in ...
Great British Prank: Company Name Contains XSS Hack
A prankster registered a British company name containing a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Hilarity ensued ...
The Danny Ocean of Social Engineer’s
In This Issue, "The Danny Ocean of Social Engineer's." Shelby Dacko, Human Risk Analyst with Social‐Engineer, LLC., shares her story of entering the field of professional social engineering. The post The Danny ...
Targeted Attacks Part 3 – The Exploit
In our October monthly episode we finish our three part series on targeted attacks. In this episode we discuss the exploit and malware analysis with special guest Tyler Hudak, Incident Response Practice ...
HPSCI Takes Misinformation, Conspiracy Theories Hearing Online
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a virtual hearing on the topic of Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories with an august panel of specialists well-steeped in how disinformation and misinformation are ...
