Social Engineering

Test the resilience of your workforce against manipulation tactics, phishing, vishing, and AI-driven social engineering attacks.

Type

Adversary Simulation

Focus

Human Security

Approach

Real-World Scenarios

Deliverable

Enhanced Security Awareness

Testing the Human Element

While technology plays a crucial role in cybersecurity, human behaviour remains one of the most exploitable attack surfaces. Social engineering bypasses technical defences by manipulating trust, authority, and urgency, allowing attackers to infiltrate organisations through employees, contractors, and third-party partnerships.

SilentGrid's Social Engineering Services simulate real-world manipulation tactics to assess how well your workforce recognises, defends against, and responds to these threats. By targeting human vulnerabilities, our engagements strengthen awareness, improve response protocols, and reduce the risk of successful social engineering campaigns.

Why Social Engineering Testing Matters

Even with advanced endpoint detection and firewalls, adversaries exploit human psychology to bypass defences. One click, one conversation, or one misplaced credential can undermine an entire security architecture.

  • 85% of breaches involve the human element
  • Phishing remains the primary delivery vector for ransomware
  • AI-driven attacks are increasing success rates significantly
  • One click can undermine entire security architectures

Simulated Social Engineering Techniques

SilentGrid replicates real-world attack scenarios, exposing employees to the same tactics used by adversaries:

Phishing (Email-Based)

Simulated campaigns targeting individuals, departments, or executives with realistic business email compromise scenarios

Vishing (Voice-Based)

Voice phishing calls impersonating IT, HR, or management to test verification procedures

Smishing (SMS-Based)

SMS attacks leveraging fake delivery notifications, account alerts, or urgent requests

Physical Security Testing

Tailgating attempts, badge cloning, and testing physical access controls

Baiting Attacks

Deployment of USB drives and rogue devices to test employee response to physical lures

AI-Enhanced Attacks

Next-generation techniques using AI for personalisation and deepfake impersonation

AI-Driven Social Engineering

Advancements in AI have transformed social engineering, making attacks more convincing and difficult to detect.

SilentGrid simulates next-generation AI-driven tactics to prepare your organisation:

AI-Generated Phishing

Highly personalised emails that bypass traditional filters

Deepfake Vishing

Voice cloning to impersonate executives and trusted contacts

Automated Profiling

AI-driven reconnaissance to build convincing attack profiles

Our Tailored Approach

Each engagement is tailored to your organisation, reflecting specific threat landscapes, industry risks, and target profiles. We work with you to:

Define Objectives

Align testing with your security goals and compliance requirements

Select Targets

Focus on high-risk departments or test organisation-wide

Customise Scenarios

Create realistic attacks based on your industry and threats

Control Intensity

Graduate from basic to advanced techniques as awareness improves

Measure Progress

Track improvements over time with repeat assessments

Enable Learning

Turn failures into teachable moments without punishment

Comprehensive Deliverables

Our social engineering assessments provide actionable insights to strengthen your human defences:

Campaign Results Analysis

Detailed metrics on click rates, credential submissions, and user responses

Risk Assessment Report

Department and role-based vulnerability analysis with targeted recommendations

Training Recommendations

Customised security awareness training based on identified weaknesses

Process Improvements

Updates to verification procedures and incident response protocols

Is Social Engineering Testing Right for Your Organisation?

Social engineering assessments are ideal for organisations that:

  • Want to assess and improve employee security awareness
  • Need to validate security training effectiveness
  • Require compliance with industry regulations requiring security awareness
  • Have experienced previous social engineering incidents
Strengthen Your Human Firewall

Start Social Engineering Testing

Protect your organisation from the most common attack vector

Our expert team will help you identify and address human security vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.

Testing Methods

Multi-Channel

Customisation

Fully Tailored

Reporting

Actionable Insights