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Director, Social Engineering

Patrick Sayler is a Director based out of the Portland, OR office. He has over 12 years of experience in the information security industry with 10 years dedicated to penetration testing. During this time, he has had the opportunity to perform security assessments for clients across a range of industries, including aerospace, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and biotechnology. He joined NetSPI in 2016, where he leads the Social Engineering practice. Patrick has presented his research and efforts towards social engineering at Wild West Hackin' Fest and BSides Portland. He took a detour to THOTCON 2021 to discuss attacking arcade games.

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NetSPI in the News

Cyber Defense Magazine: From Clips to Clones: Social Media’s Role in the Rise of Voice Fraud

The article shows how employees, often unintentionally, provide attackers with abundant voice data and contextual clues through posts, podcasts, video clips, and online interactions, making impersonation easier than ever.

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NetSPI in the News

ChannelLife: Australian Retailers Face Holiday Surge in Cyber Scams & Threats

As retailers enter peak holiday shopping season, cybersecurity experts warn of escalating threats targeting retailers and consumers. Learn about common risks and ways to avoid them this holiday season.

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NetSPI in the News

Full Tech Ahead: The Explosion of AI Scams: How Hackers Can Trick You

NetSPI’s Director of Social Engineering, Patrick Sayler, joins Amanda Razani, host of the podcast, Full Tech Ahead, for a conversation on the rising threats of SMS Phishing and AI voice cloning.

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NetSPI in the News

Dark Reading: As Social Engineering Attacks Skyrocket, Evaluate Your Security Education Plan

NetSPI Director of Social Engineering Patrick Sayler was featured in the Dark Reading article called As Social Engineering Attacks Skyrocket, Evaluate Your Security Education Plan.

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Social Engineering

Bypassing Mimecast URL and File Inspection

Explore how we successfully bypassed Mimecast URL and file inspection features and worked with the email security company to remediate the issues.

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NetSPI in the News

Lifewire: Phishing Is More Common (and More Dangerous) Than Ever—Here’s How to Stay Safe

NetSPI's Patrick Sayler was featured in the Lifewire article called Phishing Is More Common (and More Dangerous) Than Ever—Here's How to Stay Safe.

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Videos & Livestreams

Automated Social Engineering for the Antisocial Engineer

NetSPI's Patrick Sayler originally gave this presentation at BSides Portland, but don't miss this extended cut version!

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Social Engineering

Take Him Away, Boys – Creating a Get-Out-of-Jail Letter

On-site social engineering is a unique beast and it carries its own issues when it comes to failure. Unfortunately, night vision goggles do not give you the foresight to see when it will happen, so you’ll need to come prepared with a get-out-of-jail letter.

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