Video 1: Your Badge Is My Badge - How Social Engineering Unlocks Networks

Video 2: Why Your C-Suite Is at Risk - A Real-World Vishing & Smishing Incident

What if all it took was a confident walk and a simple badge to breach your organization’s most critical assets? In this episode, Matt Millen, Cybersecurity Red Team Manager at Pellera Technologies reveals how attackers bypass digital safeguards using real-world social engineering tactics and overlooked physical security gaps. Drawing on firsthand experience, Matt demonstrates how domain administrator privileges can be compromised in under an hour—all while blending in with staff.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• The real-world risks of social engineering and physical security vulnerabilities
• How attackers leverage trust and standard access controls to gain network entry
• Practical steps to strengthen your organization’s security posture beyond cybersecurity tools
• Stories from the field that highlight just how quickly an attacker can escalate access

KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR EXECUTIVES: Physical security is as vital as digital security; both require equal attention. Social engineering can defeat even advanced cybersecurity when physical safeguards are weak - empowering your teams with the right training and testing is essential for resilience. Proactive assessments reveal not just digital risks, but the human and physical factors that enable them.

81% of data breaches result from weak or stolen passwords—a stark reminder that even small vulnerabilities can create massive risk. Join Alan Bednar, Cybersecurity Consultant - Penetration Testing at Pellera Technologies, as he unpacks real-world attack scenarios, including a vishing and SMSishing engagement that exploited weak authentication to breach a cloud environment. Discover how common missteps can escalate rapidly, and how forward-thinking security can empower your organization to stay miles ahead of attackers.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• How attackers use vishing and SMSishing to target executive leadership
• The impact of weak passwords and cloud misconfigurations on your organization’s security
• Why understanding attacker tactics is essential to building robust defenses
• Practical steps to strengthen authentication and cloud access controls

KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR EXECUTIVES: Small oversights—like weak passwords—can quickly escalate into widespread breaches. Human factors and misconfigurations in the cloud are leading entry points for attackers, so prioritizing strong credentials and proactive cloud management is essential for business resilience. Be sure to empower your team with insights that turn today’s vulnerabilities into tomorrow’s strengths.

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