Security Through Education

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When any of our social engineers go in with a pretext where we aren’t impersonating a real individual at the company, we always use simple, clear and traditional names, unless our circumstances call for the reverse. The 2009 study at?Shippensburg In other words, people like what is familiar to them. Shippensburg University ?found

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

E-gold use peaked in the mid-2000s before it was suspended in 2009 for legal reasons. They do this through taking advantage of cyber-hygiene practices, social engineering , all those things we talk about. They need a channel into that system.

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Cryptocurrency Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering 140

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. However, it wasn’t until 2009 that a graduate student published research on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and set off an exploration period.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138

The Security Ledger

JANUARY 23, 2024

And yet, the awareness of cyber security risks – from phishing and social engineering attacks to software supply chain compromises – remains low. Software is now central to the operation of our economy – as digital transformation washes over every industry. Nobody knows that better than our guest this week.

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Digital transformation Social Engineering InfoSec Cybersecurity 52

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Sharon Conheady’s entertaining talk explored the ethical side of social engineering. Using humour to deliver a serious message, she said social engineering tests done badly can foster a “toxic” security culture. It’s a message that organisers Irisscert have promoted since the very first IRISSCON back in 2009.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 14, 2021

Did the attacker bypass text-based 2FA by social engineering the mobile provider? World of Warcraft developers Blizzard released their first authenticator way back in 2009. But the moment someone calls through with one single account compromise, the customer service rep has no idea what they’re walking into.

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Accountability Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 90

SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business. Erin Jacobs started @UrbaneSec in 2009 to conquer information security and compliance with boutique attention to detail, delivery and talent that organizations desperately need in today’s technical landscape.

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Computers and Electronics Technology Information Security Education 126

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

In February 2009, at Shmoocon, BackTrack 4 “Beta” was released using Ubuntu. A graphical one happened in BackTrack 4 “Pre-Final” in June 2009. Ubuntu was making a lot of positive noise, was gaining a lot of traction as it was popular with end-users, and had good development tools.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. Formerly on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Kevin Mitnick is a crucial figure in the history of information security, including approaches to social engineering and penetration testing. Rachel Tobac | @RachelTobac.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Sandworm Team : Active since at least 2009, this APT is another group associated with Russia’s GRU, and has even collaborated directly with APT28. Social engineering training. Social engineering training helps employees recognize security breach attempts and report them so they don’t even gain a foothold within the network.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

This is all fueled by the gathering of intelligence and counterintelligence; by social engineering and propaganda; and by data theft and network disruptions. Navy War College and the Pentagon in 2006-2007 • Operation Aurora hacks of Adobe, Juniper Networks, Northrop Grumman, Dow Chemical and dozens of other marquee U.S. Talk more soon.

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