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