You’ve got all the bells and whistles when it comes to network firewalls and your building’s security has a state-of-the-art access system. You’ve invested in the technology. But what about the staff?

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If you want to win friends and influence people, well, there’s a whole book on how to do that. But how do you do social engineering the right way—to make life better for everyone, not just to ...

Social engineering is arguably one of the most potent and persistent forms of cybercrime. There’s a reason why social engineering is so popular with cybercriminals: Hacking people is a lot simpler ...

Social engineers know your company's executive team has access to the most important information about the firm, and they also know they are some of the least secure employees Security managers are ...

The FBI issued a stark warning in December 2024: Cybercriminals are weaponizing generative artificial intelligence (AI) to craft sophisticated social engineering attacks. In other words, they’re ...