Social Engineering Deceptions and Defenses
Abstract
This chapter will illustrate a cross-section of socially engineered attacks. They are physical or virtual in nature, or a hybrid of both. Rule 1 for users on the network: Make no assumptions. You do not know what is on your network and you do not know what someone will do to get it. I will go into a few examples of what might be on your network, strictly as an exercise in imaginative thinking. Bear in mind: It is an exercise of futility. You simply cannot know all of the motives someone may have for trying to access your data. In security, paranoia is not a mental illness, it is an asset. Within the mind of a security ...
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