INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL ENGINEERING
3 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING:
4 THE DESIRE TO BE HELPFUL TO OTHERS
4 THE TENDENCY TO TRUST OTHERS
5 THE FEAR OF OFFENDING OTHERS
5 THE TENDENCY TO CUT CORNERS
6 CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
6 HUMAN-BASED ATTACKS
6 TECHNOLOGY-BASED ATTACKS
7 COMMON AREAS OF VULNERABILITY
8 NOTABLE CASES OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING
9 ATTACKS AGAINST INDIVIDUALS
9 ATTACKS AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS
10 PREVENTING SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
10 MITIGATING THE DAMAGE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
11 SEGREGATION OF ACCESS
11 MAINTAIN ACCESS LOGS
12 ENSURE THAT BACKUPS OCCUR REGULARLY
12 AUTOMATICALLY REVOKE USER PRIVILEGES IF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IS DETECTED
12 EXHIBITS
13 EXHIBIT I: SOCIAL ENGINEERING: CD KEY
13 EXHIBIT II: PHISHING ATTEMPT
13 EXHIBIT III: TWO FACTOR IDENTIFICATION - SECURID TOKEN
14 WORKS CITED
3 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING:
4 THE DESIRE TO BE HELPFUL TO OTHERS
4 THE TENDENCY TO TRUST OTHERS
5 THE FEAR OF OFFENDING OTHERS
5 THE TENDENCY TO CUT CORNERS
6 CATEGORIES OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
6 HUMAN-BASED ATTACKS
6 TECHNOLOGY-BASED ATTACKS
7 COMMON AREAS OF VULNERABILITY
8 NOTABLE CASES OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING
9 ATTACKS AGAINST INDIVIDUALS
9 ATTACKS AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS
10 PREVENTING SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
10 MITIGATING THE DAMAGE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
11 SEGREGATION OF ACCESS
11 MAINTAIN ACCESS LOGS
12 ENSURE THAT BACKUPS OCCUR REGULARLY
12 AUTOMATICALLY REVOKE USER PRIVILEGES IF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IS DETECTED
12 EXHIBITS
13 EXHIBIT I: SOCIAL ENGINEERING: CD KEY
13 EXHIBIT II: PHISHING ATTEMPT
13 EXHIBIT III: TWO FACTOR IDENTIFICATION - SECURID TOKEN
14 WORKS CITED
