In the two preceding columns, John Orlando discussed the ethical dimensions of social engineering in penetration testing. Today I want to look at how to use social engineering effectively for ...

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 ...

Despite all the training and warnings, people still fall for these simple social engineering scams. What's worse, cybercriminals continue to come up with new ones.

In the preceding column, I discussed how to plan for the use of social engineering techniques in penetration testing. Today I will take a brief look at how to use the information collected during such ...