Phone Phreaking, The History Of The Security Community, And Social Engineering - Matt Scheurer

The Security Repo

In this episode of the Security Repo podcast, we are joined by the legendary DFIR Matt to get a history of phone phreaking and how that community of hackers inspired an entire community, including DEF CON. We also talk about how social engineering attackers are carried out, including QR code phishing, aka "quishing." Matt gives some rok solid advice as well on how to approach a successful security career.

About our guest: Matt Scheurer is a show host for the ThreatReel Podcast and Vice President of Computer Security and Incident Response in a large enterprise environment. He has many years of hands-on technical experience. Matt is an official "Hacking is NOT a Crime" Advocate, serves on the Advisory Board for the Warren County Career Center "Information Technology and Cybersecurity" program, and also volunteers as a technical mentor for the Women's Security Alliance (WomSA). He has presented numerous Information Security topics at countless technology meetup groups and prominent Information Security conferences, including keynotes at the Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum Cincinnati Leadership Exchange, the Information Security Summit in Cleveland, Queen City Con in Cincinnati, where he just got a black badge and a lifetime keynote spot. Matt is also a 2019 comSpark "Rising Tech Stars Award" winner and was named a "Top 12 Hacking Influencer" by Bishop Fox in 2023.

Matt can be found online at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattscheurer/ and https://x.com/c3rkah