Many security experts agree that people are the weakest link in the security chain. Often, threat agents can obtain information with less difficulty and risk through manipulation of people rather than breaking into a protected network.

Rather than exploiting vulnerabilities in computer or network security, Social Engineering exploits the natural tendency of one person to trust another person. A skilled social engineer may be able to obtain confidential information through the undetected manipulation of legitimate users. SpyByte commonly uses telephone, email, or direct-person-to-person tactics to trick personnel into revealing sensitive information or manipulate them to act against company policy. SpyByte can partner with you to test user security awareness, compliance with security policies and internal processes, and the effectiveness of existing security controls through:

SpyByte can partner with you to provide enhanced security training to the appropriate stakeholders based on the specific findings from our assessments. To protect against security breaches, personnel must learn how to identify potential non-technical methods that could result in devastating losses.