Why this liberal arts professor hosts competition events for students of all majors: “Cybersecurity is for everyone, and we all have to do our part to develop holistic and effective solutions that ...

After hardening our corporate environment and improving our device management as the chief information security officer (CISO) with other organizations, I began to notice the threat landscape changing ...

Keen to the importance of not simply clicking on any email I receive in my inbox, I recently received a message with a subject line I could not resist: “Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training.” For ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is offering new cybersecurity short courses in social engineering and digital forensics as part of a growing suite of offerings through the Purdue Polytechnic ...

In recent years, and particularly with the rise in use of social media, cyber criminals have taken to using psychological as well as technical methods of attack. Human beings, after all, are ...

When was the last time you had to threaten to shoot an unauthorized executive who was demanding access to a secure area? Read on for a real-life story and an important lesson on effective security ...

Social engineering-based attacks are a popular form of security manipulation, with cybercriminals using this technique for 98% of attacks in 2022. Social engineering can take many forms, including ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

In the two preceding columns, John Orlando discussed the ethical dimensions of social engineering in penetration testing. Today I want to look at how to use social engineering effectively for ...