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The Year Cyber Criminals Went Corporate … Infograph by ProofPoint

Its been a while, but great to see another great InfoGraph provided by ProofPoint. This one is related to their most recent report on The Human Factor and the ongoing threat of Social Engineering based techniques used by the ad...
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What material is essential on a Social Engineering Course?

I have heard many people talk about the fact that it is rare to find a course on social engineering, and those they have attended or heard about have not been that interesting. So I was wondering, in your opinion what would mak...
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Social Engineering CTF… Showing the value of testing the human element

In Vegas this year (July 2010) there was an interesting contest going on, it was a social engineering capture the flag setup by the great guys at www.social-engineer.org. This was a great event, and it has attracted some media ...
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Pickpocket Training … The Professional Opportunist Way!

Update: James now has an excellent online course, check it out here and learn the easy steal technique for free. So the weekend just gone (28th October 2012) I had the pleasure of attending James Brown’s P.O.W.A Pick Pock...
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Invest in the Community…Schuyler Towne and Open Locksport

One of the best thing about the InfoSec community is the people. Sure like everywhere there are the idiots, big headed know it alls, and the leachers, but in general we are a supportive bunch, and happy to share. So this brings...
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