Ep. 207 - Security Awareness Series - 2023 State of Vishing Report Discussion

Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and I are joined by Dr. Abbie Maroño. Dr. Maroño is now the Director of Education at Social-Engineer, LLC, an active member of internationally recognized research groups, and an expert consultant and advisor.  Today, Chris, Ryan and Abbie will discuss the 2023 State of Vishing Report. [April 17, 2023]

00:00 – Intro

00:23 – Ryan Intro

01:20 – Intro Links:

• Social-Engineer.com– http://www.social-engineer.com/
• Managed Voice Phishing– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
• Managed Email Phishing– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
• Adversarial Simulations– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
• Social-Engineer channel on SLACK– https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
• CLUTCH– http://www.pro-rock.com/
• org– http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

04:42 – Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro

06:55 – Topic of the Day: 2023 State of Vishing Report

08:25 – Discussing the Data Set

10:47 – Following the Trends

12:47 – Limitation of Data

13:28 – Negatives in Positives?

15:49 – Vishing: A Definition

18:10 – Understanding Vulnerabilities

19:10 – Got the Time

21:08 – Why Time of Day Matters

26:18 – Make it Personal

28:05 – Ethics are Vital!

31:34 – The Academic Dilemma

35:46 – Know Your Goal

37:04 – Vishing Trends

39:28 – Increased Understanding

41:34 – Creating Vulnerability

45:18 – Hope through Education

48:03 – Wrap Up & Outro

• social-engineer.com
• innocentlivesfoundation.org