Who’s Engineering Your Socials? Let's Talk About Social Engineering!

Hello & Welcome!

In this session we'll be discussing social engineering with Holly Grace Williams!

Due to a corporate policy from the venue sponsor, to get into the venue & up to the event, you will need to register with your full name when signing up to the event.

Please note this event will be recorded so we can put these talks on our YouTube channel afterwards.

6:00 - Open doors & networking & drinks

6:30 - MD Shafquat Hossain Khan - Social Engineering in
the Age of Deepfakes
Social engineering has long been one of the most effective
techniques for cyber attackers, exploiting human trust to
breach systems. With the rise of deepfake technology, attackers
now wield tools that blur the line between reality and
deception, and the stakes have never been higher. This talk
explores how deepfakes are revolutionizing social engineering
tactics, providing real-world examples of deepfake-enabled
phishing, impersonation, and disinformation campaigns.

7:15 - Refreshments (Food & Drinks & Networking)

8:00 - Holly Grace Williams - Breaking into Computers and Buildings For a Living.
Information Security these days has a strong focus on cyber security but you there's more to security than shouting at computers. In this talk Holly will cover how technical, social, and physical attacks can be combined to cause significant impact with low effort. This story covers how to break into buildings and hang out in other peoples offices in the name of c̷y̷b̷e̷r̷c̷r̷i̷m̷e̷ security testing.

9:00 - Vacate venue -> to the pub for more socialising

LOCATION
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GM Digital Security Hub (DiSH)
47 Lloyd Street · Manchester
M2 5LE

SPEAKERS
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MD Shafquat Hossain Khan
A cybersecurity professional with a passion for offensive security, ethical hacking, and penetration testing. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from Swansea University and has earned certifications such as the Google Professional Cybersecurity Certificate, CompTIA Security+, and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). Currently studying for the CompTIA PenTest+, he actively develops his skills through hands-on projects, including building a phishing attack simulator, developing a host-based intrusion detection system, and diving deeper into the realm of ethical hacking.
Outside of cybersecurity, Shafquat enjoys gaming—both as a player and a designer, working on his own surreal, narrative-driven video game. He also makes music, spends time discovering new artists, and is currently learning to play the guitar (though he won’t be headlining any concerts just yet). Whether it’s hacking, game design, or jamming out, he’s always looking for the next thing to master.

Holly Grace Williams
Holly Grace Williams is the Managing Director at Akimbo Core, a cybersecurity firm based in the UK. She has been working in cybersecurity since 2007, with a focus on penetration testing, training, and cybersecurity consultancy.

Holly Grace is a CREST Fellow and has been a CREST Certified Application Tester since 2015. She has performed a significant number of penetration testing engagements for a wide range of companies from innovative start-ups to multinational corporations – in fields ranging from e-commerce to banking.

Her expertise spans various areas of cybersecurity, such as web application security, infrastructure security, and cloud security.

Holly is also an influential public speaker and media commentator, having appeared on platforms like Sky News and BBC, and she frequently speaks at cybersecurity conferences.

SPONSORS (Thank you for supporting our community!!)
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DiSH - Venue Sponsor
Pen Test Partners - Food & Drink Sponsor
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