Low Tech Hacking

Chapter 1. Social engineering

The ultimate low tech hacking threat

Information in this chapter

• How Easy Is It?

• The Mind of a Social Engineer

• The Mind of a Victim

• Tools of the Social Engineering Trade

• One of My Favorite Tools of the Trade

• Social Engineering Would Never Work against Our Company

• What Was I Able to Social Engineer out of Mary?

• The Final Sting—Two Weeks Later—Friday Afternoon

• Why Did This Scam Work?

• Let's Look at a Few More Social Engineering Tools

• Let's Look at That Telephone Butt-in Set on My Tool Belt

• Meet Mr. Phil Drake

• Meet Mr. Paul Henry

• Do You Have a Guest User of Your Credit Card?

• A Few Possible Countermeasures

Social engineering is not a new phenomenon. Yet, it is still one of the most effective outsider-insider ...