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#bwl#22#

Introduction To Social Engineering and information Gathering

Types of Social Engineering-

© Quid Pro Quo o Phishing

o Baiting

o Pretexting

o Diversion Theft

Ways to Prevent Social Engineering "People are generally helpful, especially to someone who is nice, knowledgeable or insistent,*- Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick - Art of Deception

  • "People inherently want to be helpful and therefore are easily duped © "They assume a level of trust in order to avoid conflict*

  • "It's all about gaining access to information that people think is innocuous when it isn't*

  • Here a nice voice on the phone, we want to be helpful

  • social engineering cannot be blocked be technology alone.