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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. […] ...

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 […] ...

Social Engineer Yourself
Social-Engineer | | amy cuddy, APSE, communications styles, DISC, Newsletter, power posing, Pretexting, rosa rowles, social engineer, social engineer yourself, social engineering
If you google the definition for social engineering, you’ll probably find something like “the use of deception to manipulate individuals […] ...

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 […] ...

Business Email Compromise Fraud: Social Engineering News
Social-Engineer | | bec, BEC fraud, Buisiness email compromise, managed phishing service, Phishing, Protect Yourself, social engineer, social engineering
Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing fraud, consistently tops the FBIs list of most financially damaging online crimes. […] ...
Dispelling Body Language Myths
Social-Engineer | | abbie marono, Chris Hadnagy, ekman, facial expressions, facts, myths, navarro, nonverbal, Psychological principles, Psychology, social engineer, Truth
Written by Christopher Hadnagy and Dr. Abbie Marono There is no denying the appeal of body-language focused blogs, particularly those […] ...

Defending Against Vishing: Is It Really Possible?
Social-Engineer | | defending against vishing, General, Protect Yourself, SE, security awareness training, social engineer, social engineering, vishing
Vishing, a word that was entered into the Oxford Dictionary in 2015, defines what we call “voice phishing”. Using the […] ...

The Visher and the Magician
Social-Engineer | | human risk analyst, josten pena, Newsletter, social engineer, social engineering, the visher and the magician, vishiing
As a child, I was obsessed with card tricks, sleight of hand, you name it. I enjoyed watching street magicians […] ...

Social Engineering News: Heightened Cybersecurity Concerns
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, Phishing, Security Awareness, Security Training, social engineer, social engineering, Ukraine, vishing
Current events in Ukraine have created heightened cybersecurity concerns. For this reason, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) issued a rare “Shields Up” alert for all organizations to be prepared ...

Fixing the Shortage of Information Security Professionals
Social-Engineer | | General, information security professionals, Phishing, Security Awareness, social engineer, vishing
Using the Easy Button™ Last month, we posted our blog explaining the staffing shortage in the information security (InfoSec) industry. It can often take three to six months to fill ...