For over 15 years I have been focused on this field called social engineering, and after all this time, we are at a point in human history where we will start to discuss these tactics from a ...

A bit of vulnerability can be a good thing. We hear this said in social psychology, but can this be true for social engineering? In social engineering, more often than not, being vulnerable can be ...

Fraudsters have almost unlimited ways of getting to us in today’s hyperconnected world where communication is so much easier.

Social engineering is unique in that the victim is not consciously aware that their actions are wrong when being targetted Social engineering attack lifecycle The telephone is a popular channel for ...

Social engineering attacks are incredibly common. Can you avoid being a victim?

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 ...

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 ...

In March 2024, a record was set at the Four Winds Casino in Michigan for a $700,000 theft. What made this crime particularly alarming was that it was not carried out through traditional means, such as ...

Company Profile Humanix (see Figure 1) is a cybersecurity company focusing on human-centric threat detection and response, ...

When you get anti-hacking advice, you’ve probably heard “Don’t use a simple password,” or “Don’t plug in that USB you found on the ground.” But there’s one form of hacking that doesn’t always require ...