Social Media: How to Keep Yourself Safe
Human beings are social. We like to stay connected with friends, family and even workmates via social media. It is very rare to come across someone that does not have some sort of online presence. We share photos of what we just had for lunch, videos of beautiful vacations or even just a status update on how bored we are today. There is really no limit to what we can post.
Just because we can…
Protect Yourself from Social Media Scams
Technology and social platforms allow us to connect like never before and change how we communicate and interact as societies. We live in a world where toddlers can navigate smartphones better than their grandparents. Before, we read the morning newspaper; now, one of the first things we do when we wake up is check our social media accounts. This is our new way of staying connected to the world.…
Social Media – Don’t Get Burned By Overexposure
Malicious attackers are tireless as they search for personal and professional information; and they want it all. Indeed, information provides attackers with the knowledge they need to coordinate an approach eliciting a specific emotional response. Their goal? To achieve a compromise or breach. Where are they finding all of this personal and professional information? Let’s take a look at one…
The Beat of Social Media Engineering
Secarma recently discovered article about an API tool called “The Beat” from Rutgers University seemed to be one of the more interesting uses of social media information. The Beat links geo information embedded within Instagram images to Google Streetview. This is then made searchable using tags from Instagram. APIs and information gathering was covered in the Social Engineer Podcast 039.
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Episode 031 – Profiling People with Social Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCS8gf4FIjA
Being able to build a successful profile is an essential tool for a social engineer. There are tools out there that specialize in gathering and detailing information on targets. What about social media? Chris Sumner helps us to use social media to build effective profiles on our targets Release Date Feb 13 2012
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Ep. 054 – Social Engineering Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSiI3XL2ys
White Canvas Group is a small collection of social media geniuses. We are talking with their front man, Chris Dufour about how social media is being and can be engineered for the good, the bad and the ugly. Feb 10, 2014
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Social Engineering and Healthcare
Social engineering has become a larger threat to the healthcare industry in recent years. So much so that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken note. In a 2022 report they state that they have “received multiple reports of cyber criminals increasingly targeting healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments.” In one case, $3.1 million was redirected from victims’…
My First Three Years in the Social Engineering World
As I enter my fourth year in the social engineering world, I have been reflecting on what I’ve learned so far. A million different things go through my mind, from setting up phishing campaigns, to how you need to wear steel-toed boots while dumpster diving. But what stands out most are the lessons I’ve learned from those around me. I’ve learned so much from my mentors, peers, and students. This…