Social Engineering

IDG.TV created a video explaining social engineering in a corporate context.

In my personal space, I have been plagued with landline phone calls by Asians claiming to be from "Microsoft Windows" who I assume are phishing for information or intend to scam my credit card. I just hang up, or tell the guy I have an Apple Mac.

-DD

Office Security

Maria Korolov reports that in a series of security tests, 88% of hackers disguised as "temporary workers" were able to retrieve private information from the desktops of regular employees without being questioned.

-DD

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Business Security

Joan Goodchild shares nine common questions used by thieves to cause people to divulge confidential information such as passwords. There have been a number of fascinating articles on employer-sponsored security probes, such as "Anatomy of a Hack" or "How to Rob a Bank." For more information on corporate security issues, SecurityMetrics has a series of informative videos on security issues affecting small businesses.

-DD

 

Example of Social Engineering (How Spies Work)

Lucian Constantin tells the story of how a "Fake Social Media ID Duped Security-Aware IT Guys ."

-DD

Social Engineering

Joan Goodchild shares a "rogues gallery of 9 infamous social engineers ."

-DD