Social Engineering is a technique used to trick individuals into unknowingly revealing sensitive information or complying with certain wishes. This works by exploiting the natural tendency of people to trust others at their word. The scope of this activity ranges from simple information gathering to unauthorized access. The primary defenses used against social engineering are training users about security policy and later testing that policy to make sure it is being followed.
Documents- Backround Paper Presentation - Psychological Based Social Engineering
- Research Paper Presentation - A Multi-Level Defense Against Social Engineering
- Homework
- Psychological Based Social Engineering, Charles Lively. December 2003. SANS Institute.
- Social Engineering Fundamentals, Sarah Granger. December 2001. Security Focus.
- A Multi-Level Defense Against Social Engineering, David Gragg. December 2002. SANS Institute.
- The Art of Deception, Kevin Mitnick. 2002. Wiley Publishing, Inc.