Social engineering is the usage of social manipulation and psychological tricks to make the targets assist offenders in their attack. This practice manifests itself in e.g. phishing emails or cold call telephone scams. Continue reading →
PhD defence
Event: PhD defence;
When: 06-october-2017;
Audience: Thesis committee, colleagues, family and friends;
Location: Enschede (The Netherlands);
Title: Experimental Social Engineering.
We zijn te weinig bezig met cybercrime
Voor de zesde maal komt er een campagne om de cyberveiligheid te verhogen. Een goede zaak…
Social Engineering, thoughts and actions
Event: Diner presentation;
When: 19-september-2017;
Audience: Members of the Rotaryclub Baarn-Soest (50);
Location: Baarn (The Netherlands);
Title: Social engineering, thoughts and actions.
Spear Phishing in Organisations Explained
The purpose of this study is to explore how the opening phrase of a phishing email influences the action taken by the recipient. Two types of phishing emails were sent to 593 employees, who were asked to provide personally identifiable information (PII). Continue reading →