Social Engineering

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Understanding Human Error in Cybersecurity

4 Sep 2025 1 minute read 11 comments Matthew Rosenquist

In the realm of cybersecurity, human error accounts for 75% of breaches, yet it’s not just about “stupid humans.” Recent insights reveal that 10% of users contribute to 73% of risk, while over 60% foster vigilance. With the right empowerment, visibi...

LinkedIn Security Tips to Protect from Fraud, Social Engineering, and Hacking

13 Aug 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

LinkedIn Security Tips to Protect from Fraud, Social Engineering, and Hacking Stay updated on best #cybersecurity practices, be smart, and stay safe!   For more cybersecurity insights, follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrosenq...

Tips to Protect Yourself on LinkedIn from Fraud, Social Engineering, and Espionage

9 Aug 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist

LinkedIn is a great communication tool for business professionals that informs, provides opportunities, and fosters collaboration — which is exactly why it is attractive to sophisticated cyber adversaries, including aggressive nation state actors, w...

AI Slop will Fuel the Next Wave of Social Engineering Cybercrime Attacks

1 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist

AI Slop will fuel the next wave of social engineering cybercrime attacks.   Simple Math:  Rise of AI Slop (rapid ability to generate believable content) x Cybercriminals seeking to commit fraud = Enormous Rise in Social Engineering Victimization  ...

When A $6.90 Bribe Cost Coinbase $400 Million

15 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Myxoplixx

Coinbase recently found itself at the center of a sophisticated data breach that was as audacious as it was alarming. In March, the company discovered that cybercriminals had bribed overseas support contractors, earning them as little as $6.90 an hou...

Simplifying Cyber Safety for Everyone with Sandra Estok

9 Apr 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist

  Cybersecurity is not just a technical endeavor. Attackers often pursue people to either gain access to valuable systems or to directly victimize them. This includes companies, adults, and even children. In this episode of the Cybersecurity Vault I...

What is Cyber Security and Why Social Engineering???

8 May 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Lawyer-Niraj

In the intricate world of cybersecurity, social engineering stands out as a significant threat that manipulates human psychology to breach digital defenses. This deceptive tactic leverages the art of persuasion, exploiting personal interactions and d...

A Hat in Time

25 Apr 2024 5 minute read 4 comments Jinno

     I recently install Windows 7 on current hardware, man do they not make it easy with having to install usb 3.0 drivers just to navigate within the Operating System. So the work around that worked for me was using a Ps2 keyboard to install Windows...

Social Engineering Attacks - Recognition and Counteraction

20 Dec 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Zhukov

Social engineering  attacks designed to circumvent technical vulnerabilities in cybersecurity through human psychology. Those being victimized have to see through and reject such manipulative tricks.Social engineering is the technical term for using...

A Coalition of Mutual Disdain

17 Dec 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Beware the fury of a patient man."John Dryden   People are a crossbow pointed at the heads of every leader in history.  The longer and harder people are pushed and pulled around, the more violent and sudden their reaction will be when the tension is...