Posts tagged 'social engineering'

Do You Do Any of These Embarrassing Things?

Email ransom attacks are easy and common. It’s like ransomware, but without the clever coding. Not every hacking attack has to be sophisticated. Sometimes hackers simply demand money, with the threat of making life worse if you don’t pay.

Your Device Was Hacked

The following is an example of a non-targeted, completely opportunistic email ransom attack that threatens to expose embarrassing personal details. A ransom of $1,650 will ensure the details stay private.

Posted on October 14th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, email, ransomware, security testing, social engineering

Binge on all episodes of DE:CODED, Series One.

Find all of the episodes from the award-winning DE:CODED Series One in one handy place.

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🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

Posted on June 10th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“How do we make looking at a black screen with code interesting?”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, episode 8

How realistic are hacking scenes in Hollywood movies? Security expert Simon Edwards analyses scenes from nine of the most well-known films about computer hacking.

Posted on May 12th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cybersecurity, hacking, movies, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“I always work on the assumption that you’ve been compromised”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, episode 7

What does a computer security breach look like? We talk about the things journalists don’t cover. And we examine some areas that people in the industry don’t like to talk about.

Posted on April 28th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, supply chain attacks, targeted attacks

“No one ever thinks it’s going to be them.”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, episode 6

In this episode Simon and Marc focus on the basics of understanding and managing risk. They discuss insurance, how to assess the risk of anything (from dropping a cup of tea on an expensive server to animal attacks!) and touch on ransomware.

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“The claim that AV is dead is guaranteed to make headlines, which is why the claim is made so often”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, episode 3

Is anti-virus dead? A lot of people seem to think so, but they all have their reasons – some of which are more honest than others. We dig into the motives and passions behind this controversial question.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Changing default settings, wildly and randomly, would achieve the tick”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

Show notes for series 1, episode 2

Where can you get cyber security advice that you trust? Are certificates and Standards worthwhile and good value for money? We delve into the world of ‘official’ cyber security advice and give a balanced view on what we recommend.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Humans are a really powerful link in the chain”

DE:CODED is the official podcast from SE Labs.

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Show notes for series 1, episode 1 (How Attackers Attack)

How do attackers attack? Simon and Marc look at their tactics and explore options to help recognise and evade them. They examine social engineering in a cyber security and physical context. And the guys also explore technical exploits. At the end of this episode you will have a great overview of how attackers attack.

Posted on March 24th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks

“Even executives have families and personal lives”

DE:CODED is the official cyber security podcast from SE Labs.

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🥇 Winner of the Best Up & Coming Podcast 2021 award 🥇

Show notes for series 1, trailer 1

We’re excited to announce De:Coded Cyber, our new cyber security podcast covering security for large businesses, budding CISOs and we recognise that executives are real people too, with families and personal lives.

Posted on March 17th, 2021 by SE Labs Team and tagged 2021, cloud, cybersecurity, hacking, physical security, podcast, social engineering, targeted attacks