Ep. 207 - Security Awareness Series - 2023 State of Vishing Report Discussion
Episode description
Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and I are joined by Dr. Abbie Maroño. Dr. Maroño is now the Director of Education at Social-Engineer, LLC, an active member of internationally recognized research groups, and an expert consultant and advisor. Today, Chris, Ryan and Abbie will discuss the 2023 State of Vishing Report. [April 17, 2023]
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Ryan Intro
01:20 - Intro Links:
- Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/
- Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
- Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
- Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
- CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/
- innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/
04:42 - Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro
06:55 - Topic of the Day: 2023 State of Vishing Report
08:25 - Discussing the Data Set
10:47 - Following the Trends
12:47 - Limitation of Data
13:28 - Negatives in Positives?
15:49 - Vishing: A Definition
18:10 - Understanding Vulnerabilities
19:10 - Got the Time
21:08 - Why Time of Day Matters
26:18 - Make it Personal
28:05 - Ethics are Vital!
31:34 - The Academic Dilemma
35:46 - Know Your Goal
37:04 - Vishing Trends
39:28 - Increased Understanding
41:34 - Creating Vulnerability
45:18 - Hope through Education
48:03 - Wrap Up & Outro