The Exploit

Notes from the Front Lines of Penetration Testing

Category: Social Engineering

Explore Raxis’ Social Engineering blogs for expert tips, real-world attack stories, and strategies to defend against phishing, vishing, and onsite threats.
  • Lessons from the DaVita Healthcare Ransomware Attack
    Lessons from the DaVita Healthcare Ransomware Attack

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    Brian Tant
    The DaVita ransomware attack is one of the most impactful recent healthcare breaches. Learn what happened and what could have been done to limit the impact.
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  • PSE & Red Team Series: The Power of Grip to Enhance the Under-Door Tool
    PSE & Red Team Series: The Power of Grip to Enhance the Under-Door Tool

    By

    Brad Herring
    In this next post in our PSE and Red Team Series, Brad Herring explains how to use gaffer’s tape or heat-shrink tubing to make an under-door tool easier to use.
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  • How AI Makes Phishing Easy & What to Watch For
    How AI Makes Phishing Easy & What to Watch For

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    Andrew Trexler
    Principal Penetration Tester Andrew Trexler got curious how easy it might be to customize a phish to a specific website using AI. The answer? Very easy.
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  • Raxis Red Team
    An Inside Look at a Raxis Red Team

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    Bonnie Smyre
    The Raxis Red Team Test is our top tier test that gives a true feel of what hackers could do. Curious to know more? Take a look at this short video.
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  • Medical workers
    Why We Always Harp on Healthcare

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Healthcare security may start with HIPAA regulations, but, in the end, it all comes down to protecting patients and the healthcare workers.
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  • Brian Tant, Raxis CTO
    Social Engineering and the “Ishings” Explained

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Would you know if you were being “smished” or “vished”? Let Raxis’ CTO Brian Tant explain how hackers use these techniques.
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  • Raxis CTO, Brian Tant
    3 Steps You Should Take Right Now to Reduce Your Risk of a Cyberattack

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    Brian Tant
    In this video, Raxis CTO Brian Tant talks about three steps you should take to secure your network against hackers.
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  • Raxis presenting at (ISC)² Atlanta Chapter Meeting
    Raxis Presents at the (ISC)² Atlanta Chapter Meeting

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    Brad Herring
    Raxis was honored to present at the (ISC)² Atlanta Chapter Meeting last Thursday. The topic was Social Engineering and understanding how the high success rates of social engineering impacts network security.
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  • Tailgating & Other Physical SE - SOCIAL ENGINEERING [PART 3]
    Tailgating & Other Physical SE – SOCIAL ENGINEERING [PART 3]

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre discusses physical social engineering, which tests to see how your employees and systems react when someone who should not be allowed access attempts to get past your controls to gain access to your sensitive information and networks.
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  • Voice Phishing - Social Engineering[Part 2]
    Voice Phishing – Social Engineering [Part 2]

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    Bonnie Smyre
    Raxis COO Bonnie Smyre discusses voice or phone phishing, also know as vishing, and how you can train your employees not to fall for the bait.
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