Ep. 207 - Security Awareness Series - 2023 State of Vishing Report Discussion

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

- www.social-engineer.com

- www.innocentlivesfoundation.org