Mon, 17 April 2023
Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and I are joined by Dr. Abbie Maroño. Dr. Maroño is now the Director of Education at Social-Engineer, LLC, an active member of internationally recognized research groups, and an expert consultant and advisor. Today, Chris, Ryan and Abbie will discuss the 2023 State of Vishing Report. [April 17, 2023]
00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Ryan Intro 01:20 - Intro Links: - Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/ - Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/ - Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/ - Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/ - Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb - CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/ - innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/ 04:42 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro 06:55 - Topic of the Day: 2023 State of Vishing Report 08:25 - Discussing the Data Set 10:47 - Following the Trends 12:47 - Limitation of Data 13:28 - Negatives in Positives? 15:49 - Vishing: A Definition 18:10 - Understanding Vulnerabilities 19:10 - Got the Time 21:08 - Why Time of Day Matters 26:18 - Make it Personal 28:05 - Ethics are Vital! 31:34 - The Academic Dilemma 35:46 - Know Your Goal 37:04 - Vishing Trends 39:28 - Increased Understanding 41:34 - Creating Vulnerability 45:18 - Hope through Education 48:03 - Wrap Up & Outro
Direct download: Ep._207_-_Security_Awareness_Series_-_2023_State_of_Vishing_Report_Discussion.mp3
Category:SEcurity Awareness Series -- posted at: 12:10pm EDT |
Mon, 20 March 2023
![]() This month, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Adam Levin. Adam is a nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, fraud, and personal finance and has distinguished himself as a fierce consumer advocate for the past 50 years. Adam is the former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, and currently is the founder of CyberScout and co-founder of Credit.com. He is also author of the critically acclaimed book Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves. Adam is also the host of the podcast What the Hack with Adam Levin, where they talk to fascinating people about the most terrifying things that ever happened to them in cyberspace. (December 20, 2021) 00:00 – Intro - Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/ - Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/ - Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/ - Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/ - Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb - CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/ - innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/ - Human Behavior Conference – https://humanbehaviorcon.com/ 03:26 - Adam Levin Intro 04:37 – How did you get started in the industry? 07:42 – What has the shift been like in the types of attacks from the 90s until now? 09:53 – How does the recent Robinhood breach tie into what we’re discussing? 12:00 – What should people be focusing on when they hear stories like this? 14:28 – Do these simplistic solutions really work? 18:45 – What type of advice would you give to companies that have public facing employees? 20:22 – You said something interesting earlier, “the company has to deal with it empathetically”. What does that mean to you? 24:51 – Empathy, continued 30:22 – What do you see coming in the near future, what types of scams will become popular? 33:53 – What are some things people can look out for to avoid scams? 38:20 – Do you find that catastrophe and the emotional factor is used to get people to fall for scams? 41:39 – Finding Adam on the web: - https://adamlevin.com/what-the-hack/ 42:57 – What are some action steps corporations can take to protect themselves? 45:13 – Who is your greatest mentor? - Virginia Long, director of Consumer Affairs - Ian Cohen – CEO of Lokker, a privacy company - Bill Tait – Vice Chairman at Humana - Jennifer Leuer – came from Experian 47:40 – Book Recommendations - Condor – TV Show - Spy novels (none specifically suggested) authors: Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn - Yellowstone – TV Show series - FBI series and all spinoffs 49:16 – Outro
Direct download: 1678692770108_Ep._160_-_Security_Awareness_Series_-_Go_To_The_Source_So_Theres_No_Remorse_with_Adam_Levin.mp3
Category:SEcurity Awareness Series -- posted at: 2:00am EDT |