Drew McAdam (Cyber Security)

Cyber Security – it’s a worry. Protecting your company’s IT infrastructure is a top priority. Email threats are evolving, dangerous and real. In 2016 a whopping 91% of cyber attacks start with an email but Drew McAdam claims anonymous hackers launching a sophisticated cyber-attack may not be the biggest concern.  Rather, it is more likely to be an individual within the company who has been targeted by Social Engineering methods and tactics.

Moreover, in his keynote address, he proves it.

“Drew McAdam is a mentalist, a quasi-magician who uses psychology, observation and behavioural analysis to deduce information about people. However, while the worlds of stage entertainment and infosecurity may seem quite different, they have more in common than they appear.

Drew claims the techniques he employs as part of his act can also be used by potential intruders to gain sensitive information, including passwords and other credentials.”

Social Engineering uses psychology, manipulation and chicanery to gain information, without the target being aware of it. As a psychological illusionist (or “mind reader”) with over 20 years professional experience, Drew McAdam employs exactly the same techniques and practices. And in his informative and highly entertaining presentations, he demonstrates exactly how he does it.

His keynote address is astonishing and educational in equal measure, demonstrating just how vulnerable company employees are to inadvertently revealing sensitive information – information that Social Engineers will use to their advantage – and lead to major IT problems for the company.

Drew has delivered Cyber Security / Social Engineering / Insider Threat keynote addresses at such conferences as Stirling University (NHS), SBRC “Insider Threat” (Royal Bank of Scotland). RSA (Kings Place, London), and Hargreaves Lansdown (Bristol).

How vulnerable is your company’s closely guarded information? The answer may surprise you – and will certainly surprise (and perhaps shock) management, staff and employees alike..

You can read more about the threat of Social Engineering, and Drew McAdam’s views, in this article:  Mind Reading Hackers are Stealing Your Data

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