I'm the Guy Your CSO Warned You About

Explore the arsenal of modern social engineering techniques in this eye-opening 55-minute conference talk from the 44CON Information Security Conference. Delve into the real-world tools and methods used by malicious actors to exploit vulnerabilities in everyday digital interactions. Learn how seemingly innocuous activities like reading emails, answering phone calls, clicking links, or using USB sticks can pose significant security risks. Move beyond traditional psychological approaches to social engineering and focus on practical, technology-driven attack vectors. Through live demonstrations, gain insights into how these attacks are implemented and acquire knowledge to better defend against them. Understand the potential damage that can be inflicted with just a handful of tools and an internet connection, and leave equipped to recognize and mitigate these modern social engineering threats in your personal and professional life.