You have to get a copy of this. How to spot and defeat social engineers in your company. Have you ever been approached by a social engineer at work? Chances are, you have.
Originally posted by wossname "The Art of Deception" By Kevil Mitnick
You have to get a copy of this. How to spot and defeat social engineers in your company. Have you ever been approached by a social engineer at work? Chances are, you have.
First thing you learn people in networking: always be suspicious of people asking you confidential data over the telephone, always ask for identification and never, ever give out passwords.
By the way, what was your userID and password again?
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Originally posted by mar_zim where can i get that?
I found my copy in the last place I ever expected to find it - in a bookshop It was in the computer section.
Honestly the security in this building is a joke. You can literally walk in off the street and en up in the secure rooms upstairs without being challenged. The other week, a copper held a door open for me! Can you believe that?
An impromptu seminar at a comp conference a couple years back, a guy there showed a bunch of us how you can get into any place, if you don't have tickets. All you need is a hardhat, a clipboard, a cellphone.
Nice stuff... works best for baseball and hockey games.
Through work I get all that gear and more besides.
My Triple-A kit ("Access All Areas"):
* Hard hat
* Celly
* Walkie-Talkies (kickass for Rainbow Six 3 impersonations )
* Clipboard bearing actual structural diagrams (A0 size) of the structure in question (no security surrounding these at all)
* High-vis yellow jacket / vest (IE highway maintenance type)
* Armoured shoes (proof from: acid, fuels, water, fat, alcohol (important after work), alkalis, heat (300C for 1 minute) and oil).
* Eye/Ear protection
* High vis gloves.
* 4D HiPower Maglite
You can get into 95% of places without even being asked for an ID. Its disgraceful.
Last edited by wossname; Oct 26th, 2004 at 09:42 AM.
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It was in the computer section.
