
Vishing and the Monarch Casino Heist: Social Engineering NewsÂ
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, Infosecurity, Monarch Casino, social engineering, social engineering news, vishing, voice phishing
Vishing attacks were prominent in Q4 2022, increasing 142% from Q3 2022 according to the February 2023 Trellix Threat report. Vishing or “voice phishing” is the act of making fraudulent phone calls ...

Effective Vishing Training
What would you say is the most effective form of cyberattack? Most of us are familiar with threats such as ransomware, which usually involves phishing emails. However, there is one cyberattack vector ...

The 2023 Security Landscape: A Social Engineer’s TakeÂ
Social-Engineer | | 2023 threat landscape, Cybersecurity, Data breaches, General, Ransomware, social engineering
High-profile data breaches, attacks on essential infrastructures, and targeted cyber warfare made 2022 a pivotal year in the cybersecurity field. It challenged an already sophisticated threat landscape. All of this has had ...

The 2023 Security Landscape: A Social Engineer’s Take
Social-Engineer | | 2023 security landscape, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity education, Cybersecurity Training, General, hacking tools, human network, Protect Yourself, Ransomware, security, social engineer, social engineer experts, social engineering
High-profile data breaches, attacks on essential infrastructures, and targeted cyber warfare made 2022 a pivotal year in the cybersecurity field. […] ...

Vishing on the Rise
Social-Engineer | | General, malicious callers, Principles of Influence, Protect Yourself, security awareness training, social engineering, vishers, vishing
Over the last few years, we have seen a concerning rise in vishing. Vishing is the practice of eliciting information […] ...

SMiShing Testing and Policy: Update it Today!
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Training, General, Infosec, managed smishing service, pentesting, smishing, social engineer, social engineering
For years, we have known about phishing as an effective vector into corporate networks. Malicious actors use phishing to obtain […] ...

Debunking Common Cyber-Security Myths
Cybersecurity is a critical issue that affects everyone who uses the internet, both individuals and corporations. Unfortunately, there are many […] ...

Vishing Financial Institutions
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, pentesting, Security Education, security professionals, Security Training, social engineering, vishing financial institutions
Social-Engineer, LLC (SECOM) actively works with financial institutions to test and give guidance on their employees’ resilience against phone phishing, […] ...

Your Security Awareness May Be Failing to Be Effective – Here’s Why
Social-Engineer | | Chris Hadnagy, General, Protect Yourself, Security Awareness, security awareness training, social engineer, social engineering
Every year, billions are being spent globally on security awareness training. Yet, close to 60% of all the breaches we […] ...

The Social Engineering Code of Ethics
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, Infosec, pentesting, Phishing, social engineering, social engineering code of ethics, vishing
Imagine you receive an email from your boss saying that there’s a new promotion at work. All you must do […] ...