DISC InfoSec blog

Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. The increasing use of videoconferencing platforms and the various forms of remote work also adopted in the post-emergency covid make interpersonal collaborations increasingly virtual. This scenario must undoubtedly force organizations to prepare adequately to be able to recognize […]

Social engineering – also known as human hacking – is an expression that encompasses a number of methods and vectors attackers use to manipulate targets into giving away or providing access to sensitive information, or generally performing actions that are against their best interest. To effectively perform social engineering attacks, attackers exploit vulnerabilities in how humans react to […]

A massive social engineering campaign targeting banks has been delivered in the last two years in several countries. A massive social engineering campaign has been delivered in the last two years in several countries, including Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, the UK, and France. According to Segurança Informática publication, the malicious waves have impacted banking organizations […]

You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions: Winkler Ira, Celaya Brown, Dr. Tracy You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions [Winkler Ira, Celaya Brown, Dr. Tracy] You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions. The Twitter Hack and their “explanation” definitely showed why Ira’s […]

Image by Clopin via Flickr Webnewwire.com report submitted on November 11, 2009 Has your girlfriend blocked you and you cant see her on-line? Wondering how to keep your email account protected? Or want to hide files from your annoying siblings? MTV’s got Ankit Fadia – the coolest Ethical Hacker in the world to give you […]