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- Knowledge is power against new social engineering schemes
- In the past, social engineering schemes traditionally involved a hacker posing as someone from the support department and either trying to assist the user with a problem or getting the user to help run a test. But hackers like to break with tradition, and current social engineering methods are all...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, knowledge, password, social engineering scheme, engineering scheme, social engineering
- Technical articles 2003-05-22
- Lock IT Down: Knowledge is power against these new social engineering schemes
- In the past, social engineering schemes have traditionally revolved around a hacker posing as someone from the support department and either trying to assist the user with a problem or getting the user to help the hacker run a test.But hackers like to break with tradition, and current social engineering...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, hacker, information technology, knowledge, password, social engineering
- Technical articles 2003-04-28
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- MSDN Webcast: Digital Blackbelt Series: Social Engineering and Mitigating System Vulnerability (Level 200)
- Great defensive technology is still no match for raw stupidity. Most clever technical attacks begin with some assistance from social engineering. This webcast defines social engineering and reviews a number of real-world hacks that began with social engineering efforts. After reviewing these social engineering lead-ins to technical attacks the webcast...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Vulnerability, Engineering, Technology, Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Social Engineering: Techniques That Can Bypass Intrusion Detection Systems
- The purpose of this paper is to explain how Social Engineering can defeat Intrusion Detection ID Systems. As one now enters the 21st Century, the computer age and cyber warfare is in full swing. Companies and organizations are still not fully addressing or understanding the issue of Social Engineering. The...
- Tags: Technique, Intrusion Detection System, Social Engineering
- White papers 2000-10-18
- 10 things you can do to make sure your data doesn't walk out the door
- Social EngineeringSocial EngineeringWhile having lunch with a gentleman that owned a medium size company, the subject of data theft came up. I asked him if he used in-house or outsourced IT. He was using an outside company. He gave me the name of the company that he...
- Tags: Outsourcing, jcstandley2@..., Social Engineering
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Presentation: Teach your users to recognize and resist social engineering ploys
- Unwary employees open the door to untold numbers of intrusions when they fall prey to social engineering tricks. This PowerPoint presentation will help them learn what to watch out for and how to handle possible attacks. Security firms tell frightening stories about how easy it is to...
- Tags: Employee, Asset Management, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Download resources 2005-11-30
- Social engineering or Microsoft marketing research?
- I don't expect my largest operating system and general information processing product vendor to call asking the same questions I'd expect during a social engineering phone call, even if ostensibly conducting a phone survey. But thats exactly what happened recently. by Tom Olzak
- Tags: Social Engineering, Marketing Research, Microsoft Corp., Tom Olzak, Survey, Bud, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-10-25
- The "Soft" Topics in Software Engineering Education
- Engineering educators struggle with "Soft" topics - topics which include a social element. Soft engineering topics are distinct from the scientific and mathematical underpinnings of engineering. Students frequently complain when these topics are integrated into engineering curricula. Engineering educators also express concerns that they lack both preparation and ability to...
- Tags: Education, Software, Software Engineering, Engineering Topic, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2008-10-25
- Targeted social engineering attacks on the rise
- Reports from MessageLabs Techworld suggest an increase in targeted social engineering attacks. The attack consists of a mail with a Word attachment addressed to seniors executives with their names and designations included in the subject, making it appear as if the mail originated from a known source. The...
- Tags: Social Networking, MessageLabs Ltd., Mail, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-07-04
- DOWNLOAD: Presentation: Teach your users to recognize social engineering
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-1009-5977023.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Content TeamRelationship to what can happen in personal lifeHi!This social-engineering presentation shows what can happen in one's business life. Similar behaviour DOES EXIST in one's personal life.Think of...
- Tags: SECURITY, personal life, Hi! This
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- Admins lack confidence in social engineering preparations
- Security threats come in diverse forms, including manipulation of employees through social engineering. A recent poll suggests that admins don't think their employees are prepared to deal with such tactics.
- Tags: TechRepublic Staff, administrator
- Technical articles 2002-06-12
- What is the most blatant ponzi scheme you have seen? The subtlest?
- http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/other/dvimf16.htmThat's easySocial Security.Can you imagine the outcry if any established insurance/investment/brokerage firm managed their client's "retirement account" in such a way? The indiscretions of Enron and WorldCom pale in comparison to those of the Social Security Administration and its managers in Congress.Dang...Here I am, back for only a couple of...
- Tags: Absolutely
- Discussion threads 2006-12-28
- The Value Engineering Process (zip)
- The Value Engineering Certification Course Workbook. This is the only online value engineering course approved by "SAVE International" for Mod I - Part I Certification. The course content is provided free to any accredited university, with a school of architecture or engineering, and for the private and governmental sector is...
- Tags: Engineering, Quality, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2007-11-21
- Cultural Difference: Why Is This Important for the Digital Home?
- This presentation is for those who are interested in understanding how technologies are viewed within social contexts. The presentation provides insights about - TVs as social objects around the world; PCs as social objects; and Handhelds as social objects.
- Tags: Intel Corp., Presentation, Object, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware
- Presentations 2006-03-22
- Social Media and CRM 2.0: Communications in the Era of the Social Customer
- Social media is dramatically impacting how it engages customers. Traditional means of communication through messaging and marketing campaigns are no longer adequate. The new social media, blogging, user communities, podcasting, and social networking are increasingly becoming tools of choice for businesses seeking to establish a truly customer-centered paradigm. The presenter...
- Tags: Social Media, CRM
- Webcasts
- PG Dating Pro Social (exe)
- PG Dating Pro Social enables you to start your own professional social networking and personals website quickly and easily. It offers you Social Networking Software, a ready made social networking script for establishing an online presence. With this PG Social Networking Software, you can create a high-impact site within the...
- Tags: PG Dating Pro Social, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Software downloads 2008-01-15
- MTEQ-MPLS: A Micro-Mobility Architecture for Dynamic QoS-Aware Traffic Engineering in Next Generation Wireless Access Networks
- The Multi Protocol Label Switching MPLS is a core technology providing means to ensure quality of service requirements and to control data flows in IP networks. An increasing number of telecommunication core networks are deploying MPLS. In the future MPLS will be integrated into the wireless access networks. But MPLS...
- Tags: QoS, MPLS, Network, Wireless Access, University Of Frankfurt, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless
- White papers 2006-08-14
- A Software Engineering Framework for Context-Aware Pervasive Computing
- There is growing interest in the use of context-awareness as a technique for developing pervasive computing applications that are flexible, adaptable, and capable of acting autonomously on behalf of users. However, context-awareness introduces various software engineering challenges, as well as privacy and usability concerns. This paper present a conceptual framework...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Aware, Computing, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers
- ITIL: Qualification Scheme
- The ITIL qualification scheme is the only training and qualification scheme leading to official ITIL qualification in IT Service Management. It is endorsed by OGC and itSMF international, and by two existing Examinations Institutes: EXIN and ISEB. This paper explains the operation of the ITIL qualification scheme. It describes the...
- Tags: Qualification, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Azerbaijan Republic Modernises Its Social Security System With HP Technology
- When the Azerbaijan Republic gained independence, it inherited a slightly modified version of the pension system operated by the former USSR. This system had been designed for that centralised economy but could not provide adequate and financially sustainable social security services for the population of the country. To rectify this...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Azerbaijan Republic, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance
- Case studies 2006-06-01
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