Patrick Laverty

Patrick Laverty

Patrick Laverty is a seasoned Cybersecurity Professional currently with Compass Cyber Guard. Renowned for his expertise in penetration testing and certified social engineering, Patrick has a distinguished career that includes roles such as Senior Team Lead at Social-Engineer, LLC and Senior Security Consultant at Rapid7. He is also the founder of the Layer8 Conference and podcast, dedicated to educating the public on social engineering and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) topics.

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Physical Security Assessments: Covert Entry vs Escorted Walkthrough

by Patrick Laverty on January 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM

Physical Security Assessments

When businesses seek a third-party physical security assessment, they must decide on the most appropriate testing methodology to gauge their security posture. These methodologies may go by several names, but the concepts and approaches often fit into one of two categories: covert entr …

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