How Process Complexity Enables Social Engineering in Fortune 100 Companies
Across the board, Fortune 100 companies invest heavily in security controls. Yet we still see social engineering attacks plastered across the news on a weekly basis. Maybe your personal information ...
Why Human Error Is the Biggest Cybersecurity Risk and How Companies Can Prevent Breaches
With cybercrime projected to cost businesses $10.5 trillion in 2026, human error remains one of the most overlooked vulnerabilities in any security strategy. Even with the strongest security perimeter, a ...
The Difference Between Exposure and Resilience
In my LinkedIn Post I covered the basics of the difference between AI vishing and Human to Human Vishing, but let’s dive deeper here. AI vishing measures exposure. Human-led adversarial ...
The Ethical Architect: Rules of Engagement for the Influential Leader
A professional social engineer who lacks ethics is just a con artist. A leader who lacks ethics is just a boss. To be a practitioner, you must have a code ...
The Operative’s Field Guide to Elicitation: Bypassing “The Filter”
In leadership, as in social engineering, the greatest obstacle to obtaining ground-truth intelligence is The Filter. This is the natural human tendency to sanitize information when speaking to authority. When ...
Managing Cognitive Load in High-Performance Leadership
As I mentioned in my recent LinkedIn Article, managing cognitive load in leadership is the difference between a high-performing executive and one who burns out. And ones who get stuck ...
Building a Culture Where “No” Isn’t a Threat: Empowering Employees to Question Authority
In cybersecurity, it’s often said that the strongest systems can still be undone by a single human decision. No matter how advanced your technology stack is, a well-crafted phone call ...
My Experience in the Foundational Application of Social Engineering (FASE): From Student to Instructor
When I attended the Foundational Application of Social Engineering (FASE) course, I had no idea what I was in for, but it turned out to be one of the most ...
Stay Safe Online: Protect Your Business from Online Threats
Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM) is upon us again! This year, the theme “Stay Safe Online” hones in on simple and easy ways to protect yourself, your family, and your business, ...
When Data Breaches Go Beyond the Database: How Stolen Information Fuels Social Engineering Attacks
In our digitally connected world, data breaches have become almost routine. Companies report them, regulators investigate them, customers change their password…again. But the danger lingers long after the headlines fade ...
