August 9, 2011
DefCon Kids guides young hackers to do good
USAToday.com
August 8, 2011
Defcon Hacking Contest Targets Big Corporations (VIDEO)
HuffingtonPost.com
Hacker Contest Finds Easy Prey In Big Corporations
Portfolio.com
Oracle loses the social engineering competition at Defcon
TheInquirer.net
Hacking through “social engineering” at DefCon 2011
MyBroadband.co.za
Why Do Hackers Find Many U.S. Companies Easy to Hack?
IBTimes.com
No patch for human stupidity: hackers
Arabia.MSN.com
DefCon Encourages Kids to Explore Safe Hacking
ChristianPost.com
Oracle, other companies “punkd” in hacking contest
Reuters.com
Children learn hacker ways at DefCon
RawStory.com
Kids learn how to hack at DefCon
CBSNews.com
August 7, 2011
Hacking Contest Proves Major Companies Are Very Hackable
NYMag.com
April 2011
March 29, 2011
‘Cree.py’ Social Engineering Tool Pinpoints A Person’s Physical Location DarkReading.com
March 2011
December 28, 2010
Hackers Hit Honda, Steal Millions of Customers’ Data Insideline.com
December 11, 2010
How social engineering works
TechRadar.com
November 9, 2010
Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair NetworkWorld.com
October 19, 2010
9 Best Defenses Against Social Engineering Attacks
eSecurityPlanet.com
September 30, 2010
Is Your Janitor Cleaning Out Your Sensitive Information?
InfoSecIsland.com
September 27, 2010
Asymmetry of Data Value, Social Engineering, and What To Do
Blog.Zeltser.com
September 15, 2010
Report Published: Social Engineering Contest Findings
BusinessWire.com
September 03, 2010
Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test
NetworkWorld
Former Employees a Rich Target in Social Engineering Contest
ThreatPost.com
August 31, 2010
Are you the weakest link?
FederalNewsRadio.com
Are you the weakest link? (MP3)
FederalNewsRadio.com
August 19, 2010
New Social Networking, Security Awareness Training Gets ‘In Your Face’
DarkReading.com
August 17, 2010
Social Engineering 101 (Q&A)
CNET.com
Companies Fail Social Engineering Security Test
InfoSecIsland.com
August 06, 2010
Tech Insight: Building The Right Defense Against Social Engineering
DarkReading.com
August 05, 2010
For Kevin Mitnick, staying legal is job No. 1
CNET.com
FBI sought data on Defcon ‘social engineering’ contest
ComputerWorld.com
Defcon social engineering contest stirs concerns
CSOOnline.com
Social Engineers Successfully Gather Info
DarkReading.com
Defcon Conference Challenge Shows the Dangers of Social Engineering
FusionAuthority.com
Is Your Company Vulnerable to Social Engineering?
InfoSecIsland.com
August 03, 2010
Companies issued failing grade in social engineering experiment
FierceCIO.com
Smooth talk may be an effective hacking method
IBTimes.com
The social engineering dust up
JohnnyCocaine.WordPress.com
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
PINewsWire.com
August 02, 2010
Social Engineering – A Major Threat To Companies
AustinPost.org
Gaming the system: DEFCON and social engineering
ComputerWorldUK.com
Companies Fail DefCon Social Engineering Security Test
ESecurityPlanet.com
Conference Wrap-Up: Apple, Google, BP And Others Spill Sensitive Data On The Phone
Forbes.com
Smooth-Talking Hackers Fool IT Giants
ITProPortal.com
Stealing corporate secrets proves to be all too easy
InfoWorld.com
Big firms fail the test as social engineers demonstrate their abilities at Defcon
Net-Security.org
Hackers fool world’s largest companies using smooth talk
SMH.com
Smooth talking hackers take down companies live
TechEye.net
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
ZDNetAsia.com
July 31, 2010
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
CNET.com
Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans’ skills
Google.com
Is ‘social engineering’ better than software skills to hack into computers?
NewsTrackIndia.com
Social-engineering contest reveals secret BP info
TheRegister.co.uk
Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans’ skills
News.Yahoo.com
July 30, 2010
How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask
BusinessWeek.com
FBI rings organizers over Defcon contests
BusinessWeek.com
How to Steal Corporate Secrets in 20 Minutes: Ask
PCWorld.co.nz
News: DefCon Contest Rattles FBI’s Nerves
Slashdot.org
Workers easily tricked into revealing corporate secrets
VentureBeat.com
July 27, 2010
Cyber ‘capture the flag’ contest will premiere at DefCon
FederalNewsRadio.com
Cyber ‘capture the flag’ contest will premiere at DefCon {MP3}
FederalNewsRadio.com
July 21, 2010
Defcon social engineering contest stirs concerns
NetworkWorld.com
November 2, 2009
October 27, 2009
Cybercrooks Trick Gawker Into Serving Malware-Laced Ad
Wired.com
October 22, 2009
Nigeria’s anti graft police shuts 800 scam websites
BreitBart.com
October 19, 2009
Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away
CNN.com
How hackers find your weak spots
ComputerWorld.com
Baited and duped on Facebook
NetworkWorld.com
October 16, 2009
Payroll Site Hack Swells Employment Rolls
Wired.com
October 14, 2009
Facebook, Check out The Social-Engineer.org Podcast
McGrewSecurity.com
October 8, 2009
33 Arrested as FBI Busts Global ‘Phishing’ Ring
WashingtonPost.com
October 7, 2009
Security researcher shows how hackers spy on BlackBerry and other smartphones
InfoWorld.com
October 5, 2009
I would rather cut bait than be phished in Hotmail’s waters
BetaNews.com
October 2, 2009
September 22, 2009
If You Want to Catch a Liar, Make Him Draw
Neuronarrative.com
You can hate ‘em…but you better respect ‘em…
PCIAnswers.com
Social Engineering – It’s Nothing New
SNOsoft.com
September 21, 2009
Security Manager’s Journal: Security is left out of another decision till too late
ComputerWorld.com
September 16, 2009
Social Engineering: Voicemail branding for improved results
nGenuity.org
Deception, Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud – Battling the Axis of Evil
PRWeb.com
September 15, 2009
5 Popular Facebook Scams (and How to Avoid Them)
Switched.com
September 14, 2009
Exactly What To Say In A First Message
blog.OKCupid.com
Social Engineering, White Hat Hackers Undercover – Redspin Finds 94% of Companies…
Reuters.com
August 24, 2009
“The Boy Who Heard Too Much” – An Incredible Social Engineering Story
Litigationandtrial.com
June 29, 2009
Blind Hacker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
Wired.com
March 23, 2009
January 15, 2009
How to Call In Sick Without Jeopardizing Your Job
Health.com
November 14, 2008
Woman loses $400k in huge ‘419’ fraud
TechWorld.com
May 2, 2008
Want That Post to Go Popular? Here’s The Best and Worst Times to Post It
ReadWriteWeb.com
January 23, 2008
Religious ‘healer’ sought in million-dollar scam
CTV.ca
August 10, 2007
The ultimate con artist
MSNBC.com
November 1, 2004
Greatest security risk: Social engineering, says Gartner
ZDNet.co.uk