Items Tagged with "Social Engineering"
The Importance of Sample Size in Social Engineering Tests
January 16, 2013 Added by:Matt Neely
Information security has a problem. We make far too many decisions without having reliable data to assist in our decision making process. Because of this, far too many information security professionals use what I call Gut 1.0 to make decisions based on gut feel...
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Do Better Technical Controls Increase People Focused Attacks?
December 16, 2012 Added by:Simon Moffatt
Social engineering can be seen as a more direct approach to exposing real security assets such as passwords, processes, keys and so on. Via subtle manipulation, carefully planned framing and scenario attacks, through to friending and spear phishing, people are increasingly becoming the main target...
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Reflected Glory: Revealing one of my self-created social engineering tricks
December 11, 2012 Added by:Will Tarkington
What is reflected glory? To do this trick you need someone with a high social status that you can be associated with. It doesn’t have to be a close association just one that is known. You then simply state with authority your own opinion once the relationship has been recently established...
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The Female Social Lever
November 16, 2012 Added by:Will Tarkington
In my ongoing expose on Social Engineering techniques I bring to you one of my favorites I call “The Female Social Lever.” A technique that takes advantage of social geometry and complex female group hierarchy. For this example we are going to use a party because it is where I developed this particular technique...
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False Flag Phishing
November 15, 2012 Added by:Alan Woodward
There is a form of phishing becoming more common on Twitter that is likely to fool even the most suspicious of users. I very nearly fell for it myself. What stopped me? Unlike me, the person who purportedly sent me the message doesn’t make the sort of spelling mistakes that were in the message...
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You Believe It Because "I" Wrote It
November 14, 2012 Added by:Jim Palazzolo
Besides sheer entertainment, my objective is to practice my ability to create deception. It has been my observation that security personnel must be able to spot deception. Whether it’s covert channels or fake ID’s, deception is a very powerful tool that can be used both offensively and defensive...
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I lost my theory of mind… or Where my mind at?
November 13, 2012 Added by:Will Tarkington
Without the theory of mind everything that social engineers do or attempt to do would fail. The theory of mind is basically one’s ability to differentiate perspectives. From perspective comes intention, from intention comes reaction, and from reaction comes reward (or failure)...
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Have You Added Personas to your Incident Response Program?
October 23, 2012 Added by:Tripwire Inc
For any activity you do, it’s important not just to measure how well the organization did in a stress test situation, but to evaluate where your opportunities for improvement are. In my experience, personas are a great way to communicate a rich context very quickly once they are introduced...
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Are You What You Tweet?
October 09, 2012 Added by:Online Privacy Foundation
The Online Privacy Foundation (OPF) encourages people to get online and consider all the great things social networking sites could do for them. But the evidence is growing that we need to think harder about how we share information online and question how that information is used...
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Social Engineering: What the Heck Was I Doing? Part 1
September 26, 2012 Added by:Will Tarkington
The method I used for this particular tactic was to monitor the conversational rhythm. Then inject into it and take it over allowing me to guide the conversation. The skill set that allows you to walk into a conversation and take it over can’t be understated...
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Clipboards, Confidence, and Information Security
September 17, 2012 Added by:Tripwire Inc
How do you teach paranoia and suspicion? We often hire people because of their willingness to help others, their good communication skills, their ability to be responsive, etc. As we work through securing our humans, we need to strike a balance – trust but verify, assist but not unquestioningly...
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As BYOD Trend Grows So Do Malware Attacks
September 06, 2012 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
The report found that the majority of employee’s devices did not have any form of security software loaded nor were company materials protected. The new report provides detailed assessments of the mobile security threat and the growing market for security solutions...
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Cyberheists: Biggest Threat Facing American Businesses
August 28, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
It is no myth that there is plenty of money and digital assets on networks worldwide. Those that want to secure those assets need to safeguard them. This book is written specifically for smaller to medium size businesses that often lack the staff and budget necessary to ensure effective information security...
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Misinformation and Manipulation in the Age of Social Media
August 21, 2012 Added by:Ben Rothke
Terms such as revolutionary, and groundbreaking are often used in reference to the web and social media. The web and social media have also been so for scammers, thieves, liars, manipulators, and the like who use social media in a big way. To avoid being caught in their lair, it is imperative to know the risks...
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To Tweet, or Not to Tweet, That is the Question...
August 19, 2012 Added by:Christopher Laing
Activities that threaten your business are the downloading and opening of attachments and Internet files that contain malicious software, and the electronic delivery/distribution of business sensitive information without encryption. This may done either accidentally or deliberately by a disgruntled employee...
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Open Source Security Tools You Could Be Using
August 17, 2012
Jeff Bardin, a Principal at Treadstone 71 LLC, shared a variety of open source tools that businesses and consumers can use can for “espionage, competitive intelligence, and intellectual property” purposes. Check out this video to find out more about these tools and what they can do...