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The Art and Science of Social Engineering

Social Engineering, What , When, Why and How

In the first series of posts I want to cover the basics of each topic. A good place to start is Social Engineering, so lets kick off with what its all about, when its used, as well as the why and how’s involved. Wikipedia...

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Hypnosis… Mumbo Jumbo or the Real Thing

Next lets look at Hypnosis. I am sure everyone is familiar with the term hypnosis, and we all have our own conception of what hypnosis is. Of course we are all entitled to our own opinions and views, and many will simply dismis...

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Social Engineering Doesn’t Feature In Your Security Testing Strategy … Doing It Wrong!

Security maturity is an interesting thing, and something I am often discussing with those I work with as well as those at various companies in a wide range of industry sectors. Specifically I am mostly interested in the maturit...

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Excited to be speaking at X33FCON in May 2018

I am excited to be confirmed as a speaker at this years (2018) X33FCON Conference in Poland. I will be speaking about my experiences / opinion on building Corporate Red Teams. If you want to know more about X33FCON and get your...

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Social Engineering Zombies… Getting people playing your game

In the wonderful world of InfoSec we often talk about zombies, and the associated botnet zombie army. With our army of machines we can do our evil bidding, and wreak havoc upon the unexpected users of the Interwebs. So what has...

by Dale Pearson

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