54. Dennis van de Wege – The Evolution of Phishing: Tactics, Triggers, and Tomorrow’s Threats

Think you know all there is to know about phishing? Think again. In this special episode, once again in English, we sit down with Dennis van de Wege, Enterprise Security Architect at Sandvik, in our cyber corner and discuss everything we know about phishing: past, present, and future.

From classic phishing emails to lesser-known tactics like calendar invites, Slack messages, and AI-generated voice calls, we explore how phishing has evolved and why it's more relevant than ever. How do cybercriminals exploit human psychology to get us to click and what exactly is “amygdala hacking”? What is clone phishing?

Quishing? And what does phish-resistant multi-factor authentication really mean in practice? Dennis shares truthful reflections, including the time he himself fell for a phish, and together, we break down the techniques behind the manipulation: urgency, fear, authority, and emotional triggers.