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Longlining … The 2013 Social Engineering Threat
Posted May 10, 2013 by Dale Pearson
I came across another great InfoGraph today from proofpoint on “Longlining” and I thought I would share it. This approach uses more targeted phishing emails along with various techniques in an attempt to avoid detection.
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Why Social Engineering Works … Infograph by Veracode
Posted March 11, 2013 by Dale Pearson
I came across this great infograph from Veracode today on “Why Social Engineering Works”. Wish I had the time and the skill to put these infographs together, but here you go. (Its a relatively large file so please be patient while it loads)
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OSINT Tools … Recommendations List
Posted December 27, 2012 by Dale Pearson
Free OSINT Tools. With the New Year fast approaching I thought now would be a great time to post the first draft of some recommended Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) gathering tools and resources. I will look to maintain this list overtime and have it grow, so if you come across something you think should be [...]
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Derren Brown Apocalypse … Fake or Real … My Opinion
Posted November 1, 2012 by Dale Pearson
I should start this post by saying that I am a huge Derren Brown fan, so I am probably commenting from a biased / rose tinted view but I am certainly trying not to when I share my views on Derren’s latest TV offering Apocalypse. So the reason for this quick post is a few [...]
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The Risks of Posting in Social Networks … By Trend Micro
Posted October 17, 2012 by Dale Pearson
I found this awesome Infograph put together by Trend Micro on the Risks o Posting in Social Networks. I cant remember exactly where I found it now but I saved the image so I am posting it here. If you know where it came from feel free to post in the comments.
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Longlining … The 2013 Social Engineering Threat
I came across another great InfoGraph today from proofpoint on “Longlining” and I thought I would share it. This approach uses more targeted phishing emails along with various techniques in an attempt to avoid detec...
Whats my motivation darling? … The Pretext
There are many essential skills required to be successful at social engineering, and one we have mentioned before but never really gone into is Pretexting. The easiest way I find to describe a pretext is to consider the motivat...
Why Social Engineering Works … Infograph by Veracode
I came across this great infograph from Veracode today on “Why Social Engineering Works”. Wish I had the time and the skill to put these infographs together, but here you go. (Its a relatively large file so please b...
Wireless Attack and Audit Tools … Recommendations List
Wireless recon and exploitation may not be one of the techniques that first jumps to mind when you think of Social Engineering, but its a valid attack vector for both the on premises recon and attacks (direct to the wireless in...
Attention Manipulation Techniques … Natural Buffer Overflows
A key part of being a Social Engineer is being able to create yourself windows of opportunity. These may be to distract peoples attention whilst you slip past a door, pull some keys from a key cabinet, acquire an access card ...
