The Social (Engineering) Club
In this form of social engineering, an attacker physically enters a secure area by following someone with authorized access.
What is tailgating/piggybacking?
This fermented beverage, often made from barley, hops, and yeast, is one of the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drinks in the world.
What is beer?
Microsoft shifted to this theme for threat actor naming taxonomy in early 2023.
What is weather?
At DEFCON, the Blue Badge is the highest award given to contest winners of certain events.
Um actually, it’s the black badge.
This legendary guitarist is known for songs like "Purple Haze" and "Hey Joe," and played a historic set at the 1969 Woodstock festival.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This is a cyberattack in which attackers leverage QR codes to redirect victims to malicious websites or prompt them to download harmful content.
What is quishing?/What is QR Phishing?
This process, used in the production of spirits like whiskey and vodka, involves heating a liquid to create vapor and then cooling it to collect the purified liquid.
What is distillation?
Last year, this group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” demanded that the Idaho National Lab put research into "creating real-life catgirls".
Who is SeigedSec?
The Kia Stinger is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger convertible/coupe with pop-up headlights and is Colin’s favorite car.
Um actually, that’s a Mazda Miata (MX-5)
Named after a British comedy group, this programming language was created by Guido van Rossum in 1991.
What is Python?
In mid-July 2024, this company was tricked into hiring a hacker from North Korea, who upon receiving his work laptop, immediately attempted to load malware onto the device.
What/Who is KnowBe4?
Essential in winemaking, this process converts sugars in grapes into alcohol.
What is fermentation?
This Microsoft named, state-sponsored threat actor based in China typically focuses on espionage and information gathering using living off the land techniques.
Who is Volt Typhoon?
DNS resolution involves converting a hostname into a computer-friendly IP address by first querying the DNS Recursor, then Authoritative nameserver, followed by the TLD server, and finally Root nameserver.
Um actually, it’s DNS Recursor, then Root, then TLD, and finally Authoritative
In Greek mythology, this titan was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity as punishment by Zeus.
Who is Atlas?
In early-July 2024, an executive at this company foiled a deepfake attempt by asking the scammer a question only CEO Benedetto Vigna could answer.
What/Who is Ferrari?
Opened in 1852, Breitbach's Country Dining hosts the oldest bar in Iowa and is located in this county.
What is Dubuque?
The US Dept of Justice named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader, developer, and administrator of this infamous ransomware group shortly after ‘Operation Cronos’.
What/Who is LockBit?
Founded in February of 2015, SecDSM is a 501(c)(3) citysec based in Des Moines, IA.
Um actually, it was founded in 2016.
"The Night Watch", one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age painting, was completed in 1642 by this artist.
Who is Rembrandt [van Rijn]?
The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act, or DEFIANCE Act, was introduced in early 2024 to combat digital forgeries, which is more colloquially known as this.
What is a deepfake?/What are deepfakes?
As a part of this organization at the Foundry Distilling Company, you have the ability to create custom-branded spirits that you can call your own.
What is the Private Barrel Club?
Earlier this year, Google's Mandiant graduated this APT after unearthing its notorious cyber sabotage activities that included such tools as Blackenergy and Industroyer.v2.
Who is APT44?/Who is Sandworm [Team]?
The mascot for the GNU Project is an anthropomorphic water buffalo also named GNU.
Um actually, it’s a wildebeest
With 15 titles, this football club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles as of 2024.
Who is Real Madrid?