Tag: Social Engineering Prevention

Computer Security Employees

REAL WORLD SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS … IN THE TRENCHES WITH AN AUDITOR

How well are your users prepared for modern-day social engineering attacks?  If you’re like the majority of management personnel I speak with during our pre-audit consultations you’re wary, but confident that your staff has properly prepared your employees from this threat to your organization. In response, I routinely explain that it is admirable that you have that kinds of faith in your managers and user base, but based on our statistical averages be prepared for the possibility of a less than ideal result when you receive our audit findings report. Preventing Social Engineering Attacks with a Social Engineering Evaluations Statistically, the first time we perform a social engineering evaluation on an organization it’s not uncommon for as many as 65% of the users to

Read More »