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Social Engineering Archives - Black Hills Information Security

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This article was originally published in the second edition of the InfoSec Survival Guide. Find it free online HERE or order your $1 physical copy on the Spearphish General Store. […]

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Human Trust Most people associated with information technology roles understand the application of technical controls like the use of firewalls, encryption, and security products for defenses against digital threats. Proper […]

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I previously blogged about spoofing Microsoft 365 using the direct send feature enabled by default when creating a business 365 Exchange Online instance (https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/spoofing-microsoft-365-like-its-1995/). Using the direct send feature, it […]

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rvrsh3ll // Introduction This blog post is intended to give a light overview of device codes, access tokens, and refresh tokens. Here, I focus on the technical how-to for standing […]

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Hannah Cartier // Social engineering, especially phishing, is becoming increasingly prevalent in red team engagements as well as real-world attacks. As security awareness improves and systems become more locked down, […]

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Beau Bullock & Mike Felch// Strategically targeting a corporation requires deep knowledge of their technologies and employees. Successfully compromising an organization can depend on the quality of reconnaissance a tester […]

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Beau Bullock & Mike Felch// Strategically targeting a corporation requires deep knowledge of their technologies and employees. Successfully compromising an organization can depend on the quality of reconnaissance a tester […]

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Kelsey Bellew//* It’s an occupational hazard to see vulnerabilities everywhere. When I see a router sitting in plain sight I think, “The default creds are probably printed on the back; […]

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Lee Kagan* // Expanding upon the previous post in this series, I decided to rewrite C2K (find it here) to change its behavior and options for the user. In this […]

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Carrie Roberts // A fun story from an adventure in social engineering not too long ago. Thought I’d pass on some things I learned and ways to be more prepared in the […]

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Joe Gray* // You may have heard about a new genealogy tool called Family Tree Now. It is a (seemingly) 100% free tool (more on that later) that allows you to […]

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