People Security and Social Engineering

In August 2015, it was reported that the accountant of a firm received an email from her CEO (who was on holiday at the time) asking her to transfer funds to a third party so that a "time-sensitive acquisition" could take place.

This request was followed up by an expected email from the a lawyer which included the CEO's signature and company seal. Unfortunately, it was only when speaking to the CEO the next day that the accountant discovered she had been the victim of a cyber crime - by which time $737,000 had already been transferred to an account in China!

This type of socially engineered crime is increasing exponentially year on year and it is only a matter of time before you, or someone you know, becomes the victim of such a crime.

To find out what you can do to minimise the risks of such a threat, join us at 5.30 for 6.00pm on Tuesday 27 September at Clair Hall, as we welcome back Chris Cooper, Senior Security Consultant at Surecloud to share his expertise with us.

Online Booking
This free one hour CPD seminar is open to all members and their guests. To join us, please use our online booking form by clicking on the Book Now button below.

Light refreshments (tea/coffee/juice and biscuits) will be available from 5.30pm onwards and the seminar will start promptly at 6.00pm.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this seminar, delegates will:

• understand why social engineering is a prevalent form of attack against organisations
• know some of the most common techniques employed by attackers and why they work
• be able to identify the challenges involved in resisting these types of attack
• understand the importance of "awareness" as a key defence mechanism
• have gained a knowledge of other security controls that can hinder social engineering attacks (policy based, digital and physical)

Getting there
There is plenty of free on-site parking at Clair Hall and Haywards Heath Station is just a few minutes' walk away.