ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget about high-tech espionage. Many of the headline-grabbing hacks from the past few months hinged on low-tech social engineering—the use of deception ...

A major crypto theft has sent shockwaves through the industry, with $330 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen. Experts say this was a social engineering attack and not a technical hack.

In recent years, and particularly with the rise in use of social media, cyber criminals have taken to using psychological as well as technical methods of attack. Human beings, after all, are ...

Why this liberal arts professor hosts competition events for students of all majors: “Cybersecurity is for everyone, and we all have to do our part to develop holistic and effective solutions that ...

Social Engineering is a method that bad actors will use to trick people into giving them sensitive information or access. The types of information these criminals are seeking can vary. Criminals use ...