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Tag Archives: social engineering
Blackhat & DefCon
So I just got back from 2 back-to-back conferences in Las Vegas and wow, am I tired! I got to spend a lot of quality time with coworkers and talking to vendors and other like-minded nerds and geeks.
Posted in Security Blog, Vegas
Tagged 2023, black hat, blackhat, Carmelo, defcon, hackers, information security, Las Vegas, social engineering
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Re:Scam.Bot
Next time you get sent a scam email FORWARD it me@rescam.org, created by Netsafe as a sophisticated A.I. email program to keep bad guys busy. The A.I. will reply to the bad guys with conversation and keep them busy until … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2017, AI, artificial intelligence, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spam
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The Lovely Mia Ash
Have you ever seen that spam on Facebook where someone posts, if you see a friend request from so-and-so, don’t accept it, it’s a hacker! Yeah, this post is ‘kind-of‘ like that. Well, Mia Ash is a whole online persona … Continue reading
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2017, Mia Ash, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing
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Hey, Will You Be My Valentine
Phishing Victim? Be on the lookout this week for phishing attacks that play on Valentine’s day. <eom>
Posted in Security Blog
Tagged 2017, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, Valentine's Day
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ID Theft Breach Report in 2016 – 3 Breaches a Day
The Identity Theft Resource Center creates an Annual Data Breach Report and the results are fascinating! There has been 1,093 breaches in 2016, that’s about 3 a day. It should be noted that data breaches are not all alike. Security … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, breach, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering
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Did Russia Hack the US Election?
The information security community is abuzz about the DHS/FBI Joint Analysis Report which was published on December 29th, 2016. The report investigates if Russia interfered with the U.S. election process through hacks on the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Democratic National Committee, phishing, russia, russian, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing
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2016 San Francisco CISO Executive Summit
I had the privilege of attending the 2016 CISO Executive Summit in San Francisco on Monday the 5th. I went with a great group of people! There was a lot of good discussions regarding leadership, insider threats, third party management, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, CISO, cybercrime, Executive, information security, insider threats, Internet of Things, Security Awareness, social engineering, Summit
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Tech Support Scam Infographic
Here is a cool infographic that Microsoft created. I love infographics with numbers in them. 50% of Millennials are normally scammed. 34% are about my age. 17% are old… like my boss at work :)
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Tagged 2016, fraud, hackers, hacking, infographic, information security, phishing, privacy, scam, scammers, scamming, security, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing
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What to Watch To Learn A Little CyberSecurity
Do you like to be entertained? I know I do! Here are some shows and movies that I recommend. Brian Brushwood’s Hacking the System
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Tagged 2016, hackers, hacking, phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing, video tutorial
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Infographic/Pictogram on Spearphishing
I got this from the RSA website. It illustrates the anatomy of an attack.
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Tagged phishing, Security Awareness, social engineering, spear phishing, spearphishing
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