Articles addressing both digital and physical security practices within professional environments. Covers topics such as access control systems, clean desk policies, secure Wi-Fi usage, visitor management, document handling procedures, and building a holistic workplace security culture.
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In 2024, a finance clerk at a mid-sized manufacturing firm wired $25 million to a threat actor after joining a deepfake video call where every other "participant" — including the CFO — was AI-generated. The clerk wasn't careless. She wasn't stupid. She simply hadn't
One Click Cost MGM Resorts Over $100 Million In September 2023, a social engineering attack against MGM Resorts International shut down slot machines, hotel key cards, and reservation systems across Las Vegas. The threat actors didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability. They called the help desk, impersonated an employee,
The Receptionist Who Handed Over the Keys to the Kingdom In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called the help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and convinced a staff member to reset credentials. No code was written. No zero-day exploit was deployed.
The Receptionist Who Stopped a Six-Figure Wire Fraud In 2023, a mid-size accounting firm in Ohio nearly lost $380,000 because a senior partner clicked a link in a spoofed email from a "client." The person who caught it wasn't a security analyst or an IT
The Breach That Started With a Single Click In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called Scattered Spider social-engineered a help desk employee with a ten-minute phone call. The attacker didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability. They didn't crack an encryption
The Receptionist Who Stopped a $3 Million Wire Fraud In 2023, a business email compromise attack targeted a mid-size manufacturing company in Ohio. The threat actor had spoofed the CEO's email perfectly. The wire transfer request looked legitimate. But a receptionist — someone with zero technical background — noticed the
In 2024, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called the help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and talked their way into a network reset. No zero-day exploit. No nation-state malware. Just a phone call. That single incident proved what I've been
The Breach That Started With a Single Slack Message In September 2022, a threat actor convinced a Uber contractor to approve a multi-factor authentication push notification. That single moment of human failure gave the attacker access to Uber's internal systems, including their Slack workspace, vulnerability reports, and financial
A Single Employee Click Cost MGM Resorts $100 Million In September 2023, MGM Resorts International disclosed a devastating cyberattack that disrupted hotel operations, slot machines, and reservation systems across Las Vegas. The attack vector? A social engineering phone call. A threat actor impersonated an employee, called the IT help desk,
In March 2021, a business email compromise attack tricked an employee at a Scottish charity into wiring £173,000 to a threat actor posing as a construction firm. The employee wasn't careless. They weren't stupid. They simply hadn't been trained to spot the signs.
