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The skills gap disconnect.

The skills gap disconnect.

FromHacking Humans


The skills gap disconnect.

FromHacking Humans

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dave shares a listener story of scammers calling drug stores to try to gather customer rewards points. Joe describes federal contractors being scammed out of over $10 million of hardware, some of it classified communications equipment. The catch of the day starts with a bank email scam and ends with a Rick roll. Carole Theriault speaks with Michael Madon, head of security at Mimecast about the cyber security skills gap.
Links to stories - 
https://qz.com/1661537/us-defense-contractor-falls-for-3-million-email-scam/
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2018/01/man-sets-up-rick-astley-hotline-to-rescue-people-from-annoying-salespeople.html
Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@thecyberwire.com or hit us up on Twitter. 
Released:
Jul 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.