HBGary Emails A Sweet Valentine For Social Engineers
No Yes SAN FRANCISCO-- The news keeps getting worse for security firm HBGary Federal. Members of the online mischief-making group Anonymous posted another cache of 20,000 company e-mails Sunday,...
View ArticleFortune 500 Gets “F” In Social Engineering Hacking Test
It was another year, another "F" for the top, U.S. firms targeted in the annual Social Engineering Capture the Flag (CTF) Contest at the DEFCON hacking conference, according to a report released on...
View ArticleMajor Corporations Fail to Defend Against Social Engineering
The annual Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest held during DEF CON may seem on the surface to be just an opportunity for pen-testers and hackers to flex their pretexting muscles. But if you’re...
View ArticleNo Simple Fix for Password Reuse
The result of the recent LinkedIn, Tumblr and Myspace breaches will be a virtual crime wave as hackers take stolen credentials and unlock other accounts across the web, say experts.
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