Social Engineering
The Use of Social Engineering as a Means of Violating Computer Systems
'Social Engineering' is a practice that can be used to exploit what has long been considered the 'weakest link' in the security chain of an organization -the 'human factor'. As ...
Written by: Malcolm Allen and added on April 1, 2011Social Engineering - For the Good Guys
This paper covers the importance of a security policy and even more importantly, the necessity of buy-in with management, employees, and your security team.
Written by: James E. Keeling and added on Jan. 9, 2011Social Engineering
This paper will describe social engineering and some of the common techniques used by social engineers. It will suggest policies, standards and procedures for helping to combat such a threat.
Written by: Aaron Dolan and added on April 20, 2011A Multi-Level Defense Against Social Engineering
This paper will discuss the basics of social engineering by giving a general overview of social engineering. It will then discuss the psychological triggers that make social engineering so successful. ...
Written by: David Gragg and added on Feb. 4, 2011A Proactive Defense to Social Engineering
This paper covers methods of attack, and the policies and programs that can be put into effect to defend against social engineering.
Written by: Wendy Arthurs and added on Feb. 21, 2011Social Engineering Fundamentals, Part II: Combat Strategies
This is the second part of a two-part series devoted to social engineering. In Part One, we defined social engineering as a hacker's clever manipulation of the natural human tendency ...
Written by: Sarah Granger and added on Feb. 19, 2011Identity Theft - The Real Cause
Looks at identity theft and the seriously devastating effects it can have today. Identity theft can be achieved by utilizing tactics such as the good old dumpster diving. "...6 out ...
Written by: Mike Lee & Brian Hitchen and added on Feb. 1, 2011Breaking Point: Forging Chaos and Destruction
Written to make novices, experts, and LEA's aware of high tech crime scenarios and how easy it has become to pass forgeries or frame someone in today's world without even ...
Written by: Jesus Oquendo and added on May 29, 2011Social Engineering Fundamentals, Part I: Hacker Tactics
One morning a few years back, a group of strangers walked into a large shipping firm and walked out with access to the firm's entire corporate network. How did they ...
Written by: Sarah Granger and added on April 27, 2011The Weakest Link: Social Engineering
To demonstrate how easily security breaches happen, I asked our department heads to attend a meeting on social engineering. Much to their dismay I explained how within 30 seconds I ...
Written by: Mark Richardson and added on June 28, 2011