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- 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
- My name is Tzu, how do you do...
- Okay, yes: Im willing to flaunt my ignorant western mispronunciation just for the sake of cheap wordplay. (Although nobody around here gets it right, the correct pronunciation of Sun Tzu is closer to "Soon Tzzz.") In his military treatise, The Art of War, Sun Tzu asserted that all warfare...
- Tags: Data Breach, pretexting, Security, social engineering, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Tzu, Sun-Tzu, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-01-11
- Protect your organization against pretexters with help from Sun Tzu and The Art of War
- Sun Tzu would have been a pretexter :DWell he'd have got a flunky to do it for him. He'd have been happy with known pretexters in the opposition as well. He would have fed them false information.Protect your organization against pretexters with help from The Art of WarHave any of...
- Tags: fraud, JodyGilbert, pretexter, pretexters, security, social engineering, Sun Tzu
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- 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
- DOWNLOAD: 10 common social engineering ploys
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-1009-5976521.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 TeamTrouble downloadingIs it just me having trouble, or is it nigh on impossible to download the .pdf?Fixed nowDefinitely nigh on, but it appears to be working now....
- Tags: JodyGilbert
- Discussion threads 2005-11-30
- Old scams pose the 'greatest security risk'
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest e-newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: social engineering, Rob Forsyth, Rich Mogull, security, Gartner Inc.
- Technical articles 2004-11-02
- 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
- Frethem worm hits unpatched systems and naive users
- The Frethem worm should be old news that's not worthy of coverage, but it has recently made a comeback by hitting unpatched systems. It's also luring users to open its attachment, which can infect even properly patched systems.A couple of new variants of the Frethem mass-mailing worm are spreading, and...
- Tags: Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, John McCormick, Frethem, worm, e-mail, patch
- Technical articles 2002-07-29
- Change your company's culture to combat social engineering attacks
- Speaking at a Gartner Information Security conference, one analyst said that social engineering is the single greatest threat to enterprise security. That may seem like an overstatement, but these highlights from his detailed presentation on combating social engineering will make you a believer.A consultant was hired by a business executive...
- Tags: Data centers, Jason Hiner MCSE, CCNA, Rich Mogull, security, Social Engineering, social engineering
- Technical articles 2002-05-30
- Lock IT Down: Don't let your security plan neglect social engineering threats
- Learn how social engineering threatens securityThe term social engineering SE smacks of George Orwell’s 1984, and it can be just as perfidious as it sounds, especially as it relates to IT security. Of course, we all use social engineering every day. We use it when we try to get our...
- Tags: Hacking, Call centers, John McCormick, social engineering, hacker, help desk, Social Engineering, security
- Technical articles 2002-04-08
- Lock IT Down: Make a password policy part of your security plan
- Learn how to create a security policy and initiate strong password methods.A comprehensive password policy is the first line of defense in a well-rounded IT security plan. Many organizations even consider password policies to have the same security priority as disaster recovery and Internet defense, and rightfully so. This article...
- Tags: security, Rick Vanover, Password Administration, password, password policy
- Technical articles 2002-02-19
- Social engineering: The other way in
- If your network has ever been cracked, don't assume that it was a 16-year-old socially challenged and disgruntled youth. If you think your network and your employees are immune to social engineering, read on!We all have our stereotypical images of the hacker. That pale-skinned, overweight, uber geek with next-to-no social...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Jack Wallen, Jr., hacker, Social Engineering, social engineering, cracker
- Technical articles 2001-06-13
- 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
Additional Resources
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- X-Force Threat Insight Quarterly: Phishing and Other Significant Threats of 2004
- Most security professionals would agree that the weakest link in any corporate security strategy is the end user. Awareness and education efforts have come a long way since the 1999 Melissa virus that used social engineering to trick users into opening e-mail attachments. This paper will focus on "Phishing," a...
- Tags: Internet Security Systems Inc., Credit Card, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Sales Channel, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sales
- White papers 2005-02-01
- 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
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