A recent engagement demonstrates how persuasive pretexts and careful reconnaissance let attackers bypass technical controls by exploiting human trust at the executive level. Rather than inventing a sophisticated exploit, testers impersonated a journalist reporting an anonymous tip about hazardous-waste disposal at a client’s high-profile construction site. The attack relied on credibility, urgency, and conversational email […]

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Mayura Kathir

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