This month focuses on SOCIAL ENGINEERING, which is the use of customized deception methods to obtain personal or confidential information for illicit purposes. Read the September SECURE IT to learn the tactics cybercriminals use.

In this issue:

  • Psychology of Social Engineering
  • Attack Strategies, including AI
  • Prevention
  • Learning with Laughter
  • From WPI's CISTO
  • Secrets of Social Engineering Webinar
  • Meet Jeff!
  • Featured Videos
  • Statistics and In the News
  • Diversity in Cybersecurity
  • WPI Resources

 

Preview

A large, gray and white dog is laying down on a dark wood floor. There's a dark red curtain covering half of it. The curtain is labeled "Spoofed Website" and the dog is labeled, "Attacker waiting for your login credentials."