According to reputable sources, around 95% of the cases reported to Action Fraud are left unsolved. It’s unsure at which step of the journey the case could get shelved – but sadly the figures don’t make for good reading. Take …
It’s now long a long established fact that HTTP is insecure. For those who don’t know, your data isn’t securely encrypted when sent between your device and the website. The lack of security means cybercriminals can easily take a copy …
You might have missed last weeks incident on Twitter. It started off as a casual bit of annoyance, but quickly escalated in to a full on witch hunt for the Police. For those of you hiding under a rock and …
The world of Red-teams and Social Engineering can be quite insular. As someone who founded The AntiSocial Engineer Limited, I know that was almost part of the design and philosophy at the time. We weren’t interested in doing things like …
I recently had the pleasure to watch a talk at BSides Leeds by Darren Martyn. He’s a security researcher who really understands the criminal ecosystem of stolen credentials. The talk focussed on ‘scum lords’, the term he chooses for those …
Get to know some useful cybersecurity terminology!
Hackers and cybercriminals are often dubbed to be same nefarious character. Hackers are skilled individuals, sometimes without releasing what good they can do with their skills. But what really motivates someone to become a cybercriminal.
It’s been quite a week in the media for VPN providers. Two large companies have had breaches of security in some way or another and the industry dumpster fire has had a fresh poke and a few new logs chucked …
Online safety for children isn’t just a blog for us. It’s the very reason our business was founded. We had this crazy idea to help the police years ago and remove some of the burden of social engineering attacks. The …
Ben is currently studying computer science at secondary school. He is on work experience at The AntiSocial Engineer Limited learning about the challenges businesses face when it comes to cybercrime.
The banks can put people off with their legal jargon and never-ending variables.
We have done the research and wanted to share the vitals on your rights to help shoppers stay safe.
Normally we take pride in demonstrating a cutting edge social engineering technique, but as I write this article the only feeling I have is utter dismay. I am ashamed of the regulatory body. Ofcom (The Office of Communications, the UK …
When tasked with teaching employees about social engineering, the industry doesn’t half make it hard. People sat in marketing that have never sent a phishing email, or set foot in an office with a key-logger in their pocket chirp up …
Have you ever wondered how you activate 2-factor? This 2 minute guide will help you understand this.
The AntiSocial Blacklist was a concept debated quickly in a passing idea, it quickly spiralled off into an obsession. The logic was obtained from working with victims of crime and our hands on experience of social engineering attacks. We know …
CEO Fraud is the catchy name for frauds that are committed by a criminal, that pretends to be the company CEO or another high-level member of staff. The internet is awash with guides about CEO Fraud, but few seem to …
Twitter by SMS So let’s get the boring stuff out the way! if you have a phone number connected to your Twitter account you can SMS Twitter and do social media stuff via SMS message. An SMS of ‘RT @Twitter’ …
Because it’s Christmas we thought it would be good if we could give back and try to get five six lucky families using a secure password manager – like 1Password. We want to give lucky winners a voucher to start their family …
I quite like diamonds. Not for their look but for the whole backstory on why they are so desired today. The De Beers ‘cartel’, amongst others, inflated the price of diamonds since the 1800s. Around 1938 the De Beers diamond group …
In our bubble of InfoSec, we can find ourselves feeling like we are fighting a loosing battle. We write perfect policies – that nobody reads and after your 5th security incident you can feel like you are bashing your head …
