Information gathering is not as challenging as it used to be a few years ago when one would only get details about a target either directly from the target or from asking around. The internet, more specifically the use of social media, has simplified this stage with newer and faster techniques of data collection. In the process of data [...]
What is Social Engineering Social Engineering is, involving clever manipulation of the natural human tendencies of trust to obtain information to help facilitate fraud, network intrusion, industrial espionage, and identity theft or network/system disruption. I do like also the definition from Bruce Schneier: “Amateurs Hack Systems, Professional hack People” To gain the trust of the people Social Engineers trick [...]
In this article I am going to share with you a real Social Engineering attack , where we worked in a case to investigate if there was any forensic evidence to suggest that the laptop computer a) had been compromised by the perpetrator(s), b) if found to be compromised, how, when, and by whom it was compromised, c) [...]
I remember precisely where I was when I first saw Erdal talk about social engineering: it was a jam-packed room at Microsoft’s TechEd, overflowing into the hallway if memory serves me. Software developers and IT pros alike had flooded into the room to hear about this phenomenon which sounded so intriguing – the ability to bend people to your will with what must have [...]
Learn Social Engineering made it to the Best New Social Engineering Books I'm happy to announce that my book, "Learn Social Engineering", made it to BookAuthority's Best New Social Engineering Books: BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to get this kind of recognition. Thank you for all your support! The book is available [...]
