In recent years, and particularly with the rise in use of social media, cyber criminals have taken to using psychological as well as technical methods of attack. Human beings, after all, are ...

Social engineering may be a term you’ve heard of – much like with phishing, it’s a method used by hackers and other bad ...

When was the last time you had to threaten to shoot an unauthorized executive who was demanding access to a secure area? Read on for a real-life story and an important lesson on effective security ...

Social Engineering is a method that bad actors will use to trick people into giving them sensitive information or access. The types of information these criminals are seeking can vary. Criminals use ...

Social engineering is unique in that the victim is not consciously aware that their actions are wrong when being targetted Social engineering attack lifecycle The telephone is a popular channel for ...

It seems counterintuitive to hand over sensitive information to a complete stranger, but attackers have developed ways to trick you into feeling comfortable doing just that. Those could include ...

Company Profile Humanix (see Figure 1) is a cybersecurity company focusing on human-centric threat detection and response, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. But disinformation campaigns aren’t restricted to the ...

When Alethe Denis conducts a social engineering attack as part of a red team exercise, the Bishop Fox security consultant often presents the targets with the exact email template that her team intends ...

In March 2024, a record was set at the Four Winds Casino in Michigan for a $700,000 theft. What made this crime particularly alarming was that it was not carried out through traditional means, such as ...