David Blazier

High-tech countermeasures do little to prevent a CU’s employees from succumbing to social engineering.

Impersonators using this technique can persuade or manipulate employees into divulging sensitive corporate information.

Without proper security awareness training, most front-line employees will be unaware of their surroundings and oblivious to social engineering.

CUs are more likely to experience data breaches originating from an internal threat rather than an external source.

We can all thank the film industry for permanently skewing our perception of computer hackers.

Social engineering tactics exploit the fundamentals of human nature.