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Vishing: Breaking Down Social Engineering Techniques
Social-Engineer | | artificial time constraint, authority, Liking, Newsletter, reciprocity, social engineering, social engineering techniques, Social-proof, vishing
If you’ve read our past joint newsletter, you know that Curt and I (Shelby) approach vishing in a way that […] ...
Today’s cybersecurity health checks must identify AI based threats. Does yours?
Barry Strauss | | AI, artificial intellignece, bec, business email compromise, ChatGPT, credential stealing, Email Protection, FBI, generative AI, human, Malware, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile Phishing, observability, Phishing, smishing, SMS, social engineering, spear-phishing, Threat Intelligence, vishing
Your organization will most likely face AI based threats in cybersecurity at some point this year. And as such, you can’t rely on outdated risk assessment methodologies that struggle to keep pace ...
The Social Engineering of Survivor
Social-Engineer | | ego suspension, Influence Tactics, Newsletter, rapport building techinques, Reverse Social Engineering, Social-proof, Survivor and social engineering, the social engineering of survior, vishing
Over the span of 23 years and 44 seasons, the reality television show Survivor is perhaps one of the greatest […] ...
Vishing and the Monarch Casino Heist: Social Engineering News
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 ...
Lessons from a Scam Artist
Social-Engineer | | General Social Engineer Blog, how do scammers use social engineering, impersonation, Lessons from a scam artist, Phishing, smishing, social engineering, techniques scammers use, vishing
What does a government scam, an IT support scam and a romance scam have in common? They all use psychology […] ...
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 […] ...
When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, escrow.com, GoDaddy breach December 2022, GoDaddy breach March 2020, GoDaddy breach November 2020, GoDaddy Breach November 2021, Ne'er-Do-Well News, vishing, voice phishing, Web Fraud 2.0
Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on ...
Social Engineering and Healthcare
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Training, impersonation, Infosec, Newsletter, Phishing, smishing, social engineering and healthcare, vishing
Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. So much so that the Federal […] ...
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 […] ...