How to test employee cyber competence through pen-testing

Social engineering hacking preys on the vulnerabilities inherent in human psychology, so it’s vital for organizations to test employee cyber competence.

Take the Nigerian 419 scam as an example – the scammer tries to convince the victim to help get supposedly ill-gotten cash out of their own country into a safe bank, offering a percentage of the money for their participation. While “Nigerian prince” emails have been scamming people for decades, it’s still an effective social engineering technique that people fall for.

Employees post a huge threat to your organization if they’re not properly trained and educated on their role and responsibilities when it comes to cybersecurity. To weed out the vulnerable workers that may require some extra learning, your organization can utilize social engineering pen-testing.