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Social Engineers work in teams to harness the power of information

Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) contest was held at DEF CON 22 this summer in Las Vegas. Contest participants collected vital information from some of the nation’s largest companies. Targeted companies included Walmart, Staples, Walgreens, Macy’s, Lowe’s, Rite Aid, Home Depot, CVS, and Costco. Lowe’s was the target that gave up the least amount of flags, followed by Macy’s. Macy’s gave up less flags than Lowe’s and Macy’s in order to collect more information.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2840953/social-engineers-work-in-teams-to-harness-the-power-of-information.html

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