Hacking with Hackers: Uncovering the Human Element of Cybercrime

From the Nigerian Prince scams of late 1990s to the sophisticated invoice fraud of today, one thing remains the same: attackers know how to take advantage of human emotions. Whether the goal is to steal thousands from your Grandma Sue or millions from a tech giant like Google, social engineering tactics typically play a role. The closing session of Vision 2023 features two well-known hackers who are both intimately familiar with how social engineering can be used for evil. Join this session to hear from Rachel Tobac and James Linton as they talk about: * How they became successful hackers, with stories about their most notorious attacks * What information hackers can uncover, both on the impersonated victim and the target, to run their attacks * What security leaders can do to better protect their employees and their organizations * And how the social engineering landscape is changing as we all become a little more aware of the threat