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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Derren Brown Apocalypse … Fake or Real … My Opinion

Pickpocket Training … The Professional Opportunist Way!

So the weekend just gone (28th October 2012) I had the pleasure of attending James Brown’s P.O.W.A Pick Pocket Seminar in Stoke on Trent. OK, so that is a partial lie, Stoke on Trent is abit of a dismal place (sorry if yo...

The Risks of Posting in Social Networks … By Trend Micro

Proxemics … Have you heard of personal space??

Proxemics is all about that little bubble we like to call personal space, depending on how people position themselves in that bubble effects how we feel. Below is a generalisation on acceptable distances based on interaction, b...

The Professional Opportunist … A Book Review

So I cant quite remember when it was, but I think it was the late part of 2010 that I stumbled across the work of this guy who goes by the name of James Brown. No not the musical one (although he may be a great singer), the one...