Social Engineering, biometrics and human error are at the heart of the story of Rapunzel, along with proof that if somebody wants something badly enough they will find a way to get to it, regardless of the measures in place to protect it. In the story from the brothers Grimm, Rapunzel’s imprisonment in the tower…
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2015/03/17/spotting-the-threat-within/
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2015/03/16/attacking-from-the-outside/
I don’t know if the phrase “the bigger they come, the harder they fall” was around when Shakespeare was alive but it applies to his tragic heroes across the board. If we look at his BIG FOUR, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear, he uses the plays to show how heroes, however mighty, can…
Social engineers come in many different flavours, from the disgruntled ex-employee who wants to disrupt his former employers activities, to the criminal who is looking for financial gain, to the activist who has an axe to grind with an organization, the type of attacker and their motivation for hitting a target varies widely. However,…
For a hacker, sometimes the easiest way “in” to an organisation is to actually go “in.” Some businesses, such as call centres or those who use many contract workers, or those with complex and extended supply chains, or those who use high numbers of “seasonal staff” are especially vulnerable to insider threats because it is…
https://youtu.be/h0kgB9S_O6Y?list=PLCNN_qZrFLnKShMRbSxtn0rD5FYLfldDJ
In 2012 SignLink Magazine asked my advice on the hiring process for Sales Recruiters…The original article can be found here Interviewing people to fill a sales position can be a minefield! Hiring the wrong person can be disastrous both in financial terms and on the moral of your existing team, let alone losing the confidence…
(This was a short article I wrote for supply management magazine a few years ago. They asked me to put together a short piece on body language in negotiation, which are two of my specialist areas. In such a short piece it was difficult to get into any depth, but the advice here is good…
