Social Engineering: The Human Side of Cybercrime
Humans are targeted with pretexts, authority cues and scarcity; training plus process stops the bleed.
Humans are targeted with pretexts, authority cues and scarcity; training plus process stops the bleed.
Compromised PCs, phones and IoT devices are herded into C2 networks to deliver DDoS, spam and fraud.
Synthetic media supercharges impersonation—from CEO fraud to reputational blackmail—often bypassing gut checks.
Low‑malware, high‑loss schemes exploit authority and urgency to redirect payments and data.
DoS from one host; DDoS from thousands—both aim to exhaust capacity and deny service.
Malicious, negligent or compromised insiders can bypass perimeter defenses and policy checks.
Banking, wallets and work apps make phones high‑value targets across Android and iOS ecosystems.
From espionage to critical‑infrastructure disruption, nation‑state tooling sets the bar for everyone else.
Trust becomes a weapon when updates, libraries and MSPs are subverted.
Long‑term, stealthy campaigns prioritize intel over noise—patience is the superpower.