March 5, 2015
What damage does social engineering really cause anyway?
What damage does social engineering cause? To give you an idea, we’ve put together a list of some of the hacks in 2014…
February 6, 2015
DEF CON 25 SECTF Rules and Registration
This truly unique event will challenge and test your social engineering skills. During the SECTF at DEF CON each…
February 5, 2015
Implicit Bias – Chances Are, You Have One
Implicit Bias – Chances Are, You Have One. As social engineers, being aware of your implicit biases will give you…
December 22, 2014
Let’s Go Vishing
Vishing, or eliciting information over the phone, is a common social attack vector. It’s proven to be one of the most…
December 2, 2014
Post-Cyber Monday survival
Start a new tradition: Post-Cyber Monday survival. We've compiled a checklist of six simple steps for securing your…
November 13, 2014
Danger: Dopamine Addiction
People like to be appreciated and know they are good at what they do. This goes for social engineering pentesters, too.…
October 30, 2014
THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING CAPTURE THE FLAG ROUNDUP
As sophisticated, targeted attacks become increasingly prevalent, today’s organizations are being challenged, now more…
October 27, 2014
Social-Engineer, Inc. Releases Annual Report on DEF CON 22 Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) Contest
We have released the fifth annual Social-Engineer Capture the Flag Report, compiled from the Social-Engineer Capture…
October 22, 2014
Be The Change – Education, is it working?
More than half of security professionals say that social engineering tactics work so well because employees are not…