Social Engineering

Unmask the Human Weak Spot in Your Security

Human Vulnerabilities, Exposed.

Social Engineering Remains One of the Most Effective Hacking Techniques

Breaking In Without Breaking a Sweat

Our social engineers gained access to the client’s facility with nothing more than charm and confidence. Once inside, we discreetly planted the Raxis Transporter — a custom device that gave us persistent remote access to their internal network. The test proved how a simple face-to-face breach can open the door to full digital compromise.

Attack the Trust, Not Just the Network

Even the most sophisticated technical defenses collapse when human trust is manipulated. We simulate real-world scenarios—like phishing campaigns and physical infiltration—to expose where your human defenses falter.

Disarming Tactics, Real Impact

Whether it’s a fake email, a persuasive phone call, or a casual tailgate into your building, our social engineers blend strategy with psychology to show how fast and easily trust can be exploited.

From Initial Access to Full Compromise

We don’t stop at the breach. Whether planting remote devices via cloned badges or probing your VPN with stolen credentials, our goal is to realistically demonstrate how a minor slip turns into a major incident.

Proof You Can Act On

Receive attack-vivid reports and guided remediation tailored for both technical teams and leadership—so you can fix what matters, fast.

Training That Actually Sticks

A fail in our tests often means stronger awareness moving forward. We help you turn every test outcome into a teaching moment, not a blame game.

Physical Security Assessments Show Real Results

Raxis Chief Penetration Testing Officer Brian Tant shows how badge scanners and hidden cameras help hackers get past your physical security.

Test the Human Element

Social engineering is a crucial aspect of a complete security penetration test.

Many of our clients are often shocked by how effortless it is for our team to obtain access. We utilize a variety of strategies that are specifically designed to persuade your team to provide us with access to your systems and data center.

Through these techniques, we are able to simulate real-world scenarios and identify any weaknesses or vulnerabilities in your security measures. Our detailed report will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your security posture and help you justify the need for increased cybersecurity investments.

Even the Toughest Security Defenses Will Fall Victim

Social Engineering techniques often get our foot in the door to launch exploitation tools or plant a remote access device.

Physical Social Engineering

Our first step involves significant research on your organization’s line of business, communication style, and employee behaviors. We’ll learn as much as we can about your group to find the most effective style of attack, and we’ll also work directly with your security team to ensure we’re targeting the areas you need assessed. Our attack plans range from using branded clothing easily obtained from local sources to creating fake credentials. In many cases, we’ll use no tangible physical items and simply rely on our communication skills to establish credibility with the targeted staff members.

Phishing

Why Phish Your Own Team? Despite training and technical countermeasures, phishing continues to be a highly effective way to breach security defenses. Our team sends a convincing email to your organization in an attempt to gain user credentials and to measure the effectiveness of your security awareness program. From there we can use the credentials to attempt further system access or we can stop there. Either way your report gives you the details you need to train your team not to fall for a phish again.

Specialized Phishing

Other phishing techniques can be leveraged as well. Spear phishing uses highly targeted emails to gain information or access without triggering security countermeasures. In vishing, also known as voice or phone phishing, engagements, Raxis calls your team and attempts to convince them to give us access through passwords or other sensitive information. Smishing or SMS phishing is just another way that hackers attempt to gain information, and our team provides individual attacks as well as combined attacks including any of the above.

Follow Through: Finish the Hack

It’s not enough to just gain access. During Physical Social Engineering, our team attempts to clone employee badges to gain physical access to your buildings and even higher security areas such as data centers. Once in, we may install a device that allows us to prove we can access your internal systems remotely.

When performing Phishing, we attempt to gain access to company VPNs, email, or any other technology that we can leverage. This proof of concept is invaluable in justifying budgets or uncovering risks further inside the system.


Confidence is King

Raxis Hack Stories

Our stories are based on real events encountered by Raxis engineers; however, some details have been altered or omitted to protect our customers’ identities.

When our elite penetration testing team dives into physical social engineering, whether it’s a laser-focused PSE test or a full-throttle Red Team operation, confidence is our secret weapon. We’re often stunned at how many people accept that we belong simply because we act like we do. Even more jaw-dropping? The number of folks who spot something fishy but don’t raise the alarm. As our tests ramp up, we push the boundaries with bolder moves, daring employees to call us out. Spoiler: they rarely do.

On one assignment our team was tasked with infiltrating a sleek, big-city high-rise with a break room so stocked with free eats that employees practically lived there for breakfast and lunch. Our team did their homework, scoping out every detail before arriving onsite. On a bustling Monday morning, they slipped in one by one, tailgating through turnstiles and blending into crowded elevators before the guard could figure out what was happening. Each operative strolled onto the target floor, flashed a charming wave at the receptionist, and proceeded to regroup in that legendary break room. Then they split up to take a look around the floor. Unlocked workstations? Check. Sensitive customer documents left on a printer? Check. After gathering proof for the customer’s report, they glided out one by one, leaving no trace and not a single soul batted an eye.

In another operation, our team targeted an office secured by key card access. The plan? Pure audacity. They grabbed coffees from a local shop across the street and loitered by the parking lot entrance just before the 5pm rush. Sipping their coffee inconspicuously, our team chatted like they were waiting for a buddy to clock out. No aggressive moves, just casual vibes. Sure enough, several employees held the door for them. As the crowd thinned, they offered their thanks and slipped inside. For an hour, they laid low under a conference room table, biding their time before exploring. What did they find? A treasure trove of vulnerabilities: unlocked file cabinets stuffed with sensitive customer data, passwords scrawled on notes tucked under keyboards, a visitor badge stashed in a desk drawer, open network ports perfect for planting a network implant device (of course they did that), and even keys to the data center left in an unlocked cabinet. Our team made use of those keys to drop a second device for good measure. The cleaning crew? They just waved as our team worked. Hours later, our team sauntered out, armed with a visitor badge for a potential encore and leaving devices in place for further exfiltration.