Human Layer ยท Social Engineering

Testing your human firewall
against real-world manipulation.

Social engineering remains one of the most effective attack vectors. We simulate phishing, vishing, pretexting, and physical intrusion attempts to identify weaknesses in your organization's human defenses.

What is social engineering?

Social engineering remains one of the most effective attack vectors, exploiting human psychology rather than technical vulnerabilities. Our comprehensive social engineering assessments simulate real-world attacks to identify weaknesses in your organization's human defenses, evaluate security awareness, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen your security culture.

Using tactics employed by real threat actors, we test your employees' ability to recognize and respond to phishing attempts, pretexting calls, physical intrusion attempts, and other social engineering techniques that could compromise your organization's security.

What we test.

Our social engineering assessments cover a comprehensive range of attack scenarios.

Phishing Campaigns

Targeted email campaigns designed to trick employees into clicking malicious links, downloading malware, or revealing sensitive credentials.

Vishing (Voice Phishing)

Phone-based social engineering attacks where our consultants impersonate trusted entities to extract sensitive information.

Smishing (SMS Phishing)

Text message-based attacks exploiting the immediate nature of SMS communication to create urgency and manipulate victims.

Pretexting

Creating fabricated scenarios and false identities to establish trust, including IT support impersonation and executive requests.

Spear Phishing

Highly targeted phishing attacks against specific individuals, using detailed research and personalized content to bypass defenses.

Physical Social Engineering

On-site assessments testing tailgating, badge cloning, dumpster diving, and unauthorized access to restricted areas.

Baiting

Leaving infected USB drives or QR codes in strategic locations to test whether employees connect unknown devices to corporate systems.

Watering Hole Attacks

Identifying employee susceptibility to compromised websites frequently visited by your organization, simulating APT tactics.

Our assessment approach.

A structured methodology to ensure comprehensive and realistic social engineering testing.

01

Reconnaissance & OSINT

Gathering publicly available information about your organization, employees, and operations to build realistic attack scenarios.

02

Scenario Development

Creating tailored social engineering scenarios based on your industry, organizational structure, and threat landscape.

03

Campaign Execution

Deploying social engineering attacks across multiple vectors, tracking click rates, reporting rates, and credential submission.

04

Response Analysis

Analyzing how employees and security teams respond, including detection capabilities and incident response procedures.

05

Risk Assessment

Evaluating overall susceptibility to social engineering attacks and identifying high-risk individuals, departments, and vectors.

06

Reporting & Training

Delivering comprehensive reports with findings and metrics, along with tailored security awareness training.

Building a stronger
security culture.

Understanding your human vulnerabilities is critical to a comprehensive security program.

Identify Vulnerable Employees

Pinpoint individuals and departments most susceptible to social engineering, focusing training where it's needed most.

Measure Security Awareness

Establish baseline metrics for security awareness and track improvements over time through regular testing.

Strengthen Security Culture

Build a security-conscious culture where employees actively identify and report suspicious activities.

Test Incident Response

Evaluate your organization's ability to detect, respond to, and contain social engineering attacks.

Inform Training Programs

Use real-world test results to develop targeted training that addresses specific vulnerabilities identified.

Meet Compliance Requirements

Demonstrate due diligence in security awareness testing to auditors and regulators across various frameworks.

98%
Of cyber attacks involve social engineering
74%
Of breaches involve the human element
$4.9M
Average cost of a data breach globally
30%
Average phishing email click rate

What you'll receive.

Comprehensive reporting and actionable insights to improve your security posture.

Executive Summary

High-level overview of testing results, key findings, and business risk assessment for C-suite and board presentations.

Detailed Metrics

Comprehensive statistics including click rates, credential submission rates, and time-to-click analysis across campaigns.

Technical Analysis

In-depth analysis of attack techniques, employee responses, and which technical controls succeeded or failed.

Remediation Roadmap

Prioritized recommendations for security awareness, technical controls, and strengthening your security culture.

Training Materials

Customized security awareness training content based on specific vulnerabilities discovered during testing.

Re-testing Services

Follow-up assessments to measure the effectiveness of implemented improvements and track progress over time.

Ready to test your
human firewall?

Discover your organization's susceptibility to social engineering attacks and build a stronger security culture.