Insiders Guide to Social Engineering - End-Users are the Weakest LinkRichard Common
This book is your guide to helping you detect and prevent social engineering attacks, and to better understand how to defend your company from what has grown to become the dominant global cyber threat.
This slide gives a brief description of social engineering, its classcification, attack environment and various impersonation scenario which will give the audinece a sound knowledge on social engineering technique.
Social Engineering CSO Survival Guide, designing leading edge 21st Century Business Models go to www.esgjrconsultinginc.com to learn more about Software/Network Engineering Solutions.
Social Engineering - Are You Protecting Your Data Enough?JamRivera1
Social engineering involves deceiving people into providing private information through manipulation. Common social engineering attacks include phishing scams by email or phone that try to steal login credentials. Other methods are shoulder surfing to see passwords, dumpster diving to find sensitive trash, and tailgating to access restricted areas. Social engineering works because people are inclined to trust authority, follow social proof, reciprocate kindness, and make decisions based on scarcity and distractions. Protecting against social engineering requires vigilance, secure disposal of documents, awareness of manipulation tactics, and escalating any suspicious requests for information.
This document discusses social engineering and why organizations should use it. Social engineering involves using psychological manipulation to trick people into revealing confidential information. It works because people are inherently lazy, want to help, and are curious. The document outlines common social engineering techniques like phishing, impersonation, and physical security compromises. It recommends that organizations conduct social engineering assessments of their own employees to identify vulnerabilities and provide ongoing training. Regular social engineering tests can help educate employees and strengthen an organization's security over time.
Dr. Shawn P. Murray was invited to the National Security Institute in April 2012 to present current topics related to social engineering and the threats they pose to organizations and their sensitive information. This presentation analyzes the principles of social engineering tactics as they relate to technology and security practices. Dr. Murray is a well known Cyber Security professional and has presented at various conferences regarding Cyber Security and Information Assurance topics.
This document discusses social engineering and its threat to information security. Social engineering involves manipulating people into revealing confidential information or performing actions that compromise security. It describes common social engineering techniques like direct approaches, dumpster diving, technical deception, and exploiting trust in authority figures. The document emphasizes that social engineering is often more effective than technological attacks because it takes advantage of human weaknesses like willingness to help and be liked. It warns organizations must educate users and have policies to defend against social engineering attempts.
Insiders Guide to Social Engineering - End-Users are the Weakest LinkRichard Common
This book is your guide to helping you detect and prevent social engineering attacks, and to better understand how to defend your company from what has grown to become the dominant global cyber threat.
This slide gives a brief description of social engineering, its classcification, attack environment and various impersonation scenario which will give the audinece a sound knowledge on social engineering technique.
Social Engineering CSO Survival Guide, designing leading edge 21st Century Business Models go to www.esgjrconsultinginc.com to learn more about Software/Network Engineering Solutions.
Social Engineering - Are You Protecting Your Data Enough?JamRivera1
Social engineering involves deceiving people into providing private information through manipulation. Common social engineering attacks include phishing scams by email or phone that try to steal login credentials. Other methods are shoulder surfing to see passwords, dumpster diving to find sensitive trash, and tailgating to access restricted areas. Social engineering works because people are inclined to trust authority, follow social proof, reciprocate kindness, and make decisions based on scarcity and distractions. Protecting against social engineering requires vigilance, secure disposal of documents, awareness of manipulation tactics, and escalating any suspicious requests for information.
This document discusses social engineering and why organizations should use it. Social engineering involves using psychological manipulation to trick people into revealing confidential information. It works because people are inherently lazy, want to help, and are curious. The document outlines common social engineering techniques like phishing, impersonation, and physical security compromises. It recommends that organizations conduct social engineering assessments of their own employees to identify vulnerabilities and provide ongoing training. Regular social engineering tests can help educate employees and strengthen an organization's security over time.
Dr. Shawn P. Murray was invited to the National Security Institute in April 2012 to present current topics related to social engineering and the threats they pose to organizations and their sensitive information. This presentation analyzes the principles of social engineering tactics as they relate to technology and security practices. Dr. Murray is a well known Cyber Security professional and has presented at various conferences regarding Cyber Security and Information Assurance topics.
This document discusses social engineering and its threat to information security. Social engineering involves manipulating people into revealing confidential information or performing actions that compromise security. It describes common social engineering techniques like direct approaches, dumpster diving, technical deception, and exploiting trust in authority figures. The document emphasizes that social engineering is often more effective than technological attacks because it takes advantage of human weaknesses like willingness to help and be liked. It warns organizations must educate users and have policies to defend against social engineering attempts.
Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate people into divulging confidential information. It relies on human tendencies to trust others and takes advantage of "the weak link" in security - users. There are two categories of social engineering attacks: technology-based approaches that deceive users into thinking they are interacting with real systems, and non-technical approaches using deception alone. Common tactics include phishing emails, phone calls (vishing), pretending to be technical support, and observing users (shoulder surfing). Organizations can help prevent social engineering by having security policies, training employees, and monitoring compliance.
Social engineering is manipulating people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions, rather than using technical hacking methods. It involves gaining people's trust and obtaining information that seems harmless but can be combined to compromise security. Famous social engineer Kevin Mitnick used only social engineering to access private networks. Common social engineering attacks include phishing scams, impersonating help desk staff, stealing documents, and installing malware under false pretenses. The weakest link is often human rather than technical, as people are more vulnerable to manipulation. Training employees, testing defenses with ethical hackers, and verifying unsolicited contacts can help prevent social engineering attacks.
Social engineering is a type of attack that manipulates people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that violate security policies. It works by exploiting human trust and the natural tendency to help others. Attackers first gather information about targets, then develop relationships to gain trust before exploiting that trust to obtain access or steal information. Common social engineering techniques include phishing emails and calls where attackers pretend to be from technical support. While no system can fully prevent social engineering, organizations can minimize risks by educating users and restricting what sensitive information users provide over the phone or to unknown parties.
This document discusses social engineering and its threats. Social engineering refers to manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. It is a significant threat because existing computer security technologies do not protect against human vulnerabilities. Common social engineering attacks include phishing emails, vishing phone calls, leaving infected USB drives in parking lots, and impersonating maintenance workers. The document demonstrates real examples of vishing attacks and provides tips for preventing social engineering, such as verifying identities of people requesting information. However, it notes that fully preventing social engineering attacks can be difficult due to human factors.
Social Engineering as the Art of "Human OS" hacking
Main points of the presentation (1) Overall introduction on social engineering (2) Case studies (3) Defending against Social Engineering.
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Social Engineering - Human aspects of grey and black competitive intelligence. What is social engineering? How it is used in the context of competitive intelligence and industrial espionage? How to recognize HUMINT / social engineering attacks? Which governments are known to use it?
Learn what is social engineering attack. It includes the social engineering techniques like shoulder surfing, eavesdropping, baiting, Tailgating, phishing, spear phishing and pretexting.
Social engineering is manipulating people into revealing confidential information through deception rather than technical hacking methods. It includes techniques like quid pro quo, phishing, baiting, pretexting, and diversion theft. Famous social engineer Kevin Mitnick emphasized that people inherently want to be helpful and trustworthy, making them vulnerable. Training and policies can help prevent social engineering by raising awareness of common tactics and restricting disclosure of private information. The human element remains the weakest link despite strong technical security defenses.
UW School of Medicine Social Engineering and Phishing AwarenessNicholas Davis
An IT Security presentation I created for faculty and staff of the UW-Madison, School of Medicine, about how to recognize and defend against the threats of complex Phishing and Social Engineering, to protect sensitive digital information.
What is Social Engineering? An illustrated presentation.Pratum
Social engineering relies profoundly on human interaction and often involves the misleading of employees into violating their organization’s security procedures. Humans are naturally helpful, but when it comes to protecting an organization’s security, being helpful to an outsider can do more harm than good.
These slides discuss social engineering, the most common attack methods, and the best means for defending against a social engineering attack.
For more helpful cyber security blog articles, visit www.integritysrc.com/blog.
Companies are generally very good at protecting themselves against external attacks, but only rarely do they guard themselves against internal attacks. By using what’s known as ‘Social Engineering’, hackers exploit unsuspecting people who in good faith open up their doors to unwanted strangers.
Social engineering, or SE, is the art of manipulating people into performing actions or so they give up confidential information. Social Engineering can mean different things to different people.
Social Engineering - Human aspects of industrial and economic espionageMarin Ivezic
Social engineering is not just a supporting process to obtain system access; it could be the main attack. Organizations that focus only on a narrow definition of social engineering as an attack vector to obtain system access will fail to create awareness of all other possible social engineering attack methods.
Social engineering-Attack of the Human BehaviorJames Krusic
Social engineering exploits human behavior and trust to gain access to sensitive information. It includes technical attacks like phishing emails and pop-up windows, as well as non-technical attacks like dumpster diving. Common human behaviors exploited include curiosity, fear, and thoughtlessness. To help mitigate social engineering risks, organizations should educate employees, implement security policies, conduct audits, and use technical defenses like email filters and firewalls. Regular awareness training can help motivate employees to follow best practices.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
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An introductory session about Social Engineering presented at ICT Nuggets Forum - Khartoum, organized by Duko team. We talked about what is social engineering? terms related to it? and how attacks can bee carried. We also told a lot of stories about successful social engineering attacks and how much damage they did. Finally we talked about how to protect yourself and your company social engineering attacks.
Social Engineering - Strategy, Tactics, & Case StudiesPraetorian
For many organizations, the human element is often the most overlooked attack vector. Ironically, people are typically one of the easiest vulnerabilities to exploit and an attacker needs little more than a smile or email to completely compromise a company. With targeted attacks on the rise, organizations must understand the risk of social engineering based attacks. The purpose of this presentation is to examine common physical, phone, and Internet based attacks. Real world case studies are included and recommendations are provided that will help mitigate this growing threat.
Praetorian's goal is to help our clients understand minimize their overall security exposure and liability. Through our services, your organization can obtain an accurate, independent security assessment.
This document discusses social engineering techniques used by attackers to trick people into divulging sensitive information or performing actions. It defines key terms and explains why social engineering is a threat even for organizations with strong technical security controls. Common social engineering attack methods are described in detail, including phishing emails, phone calls, dropping infected USB drives, and impersonation. The document emphasizes that education is needed to help people recognize and avoid social engineering tactics.
Social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users. A social engineer will commonly use the telephone or internet to trick a person into revealing sensitive information or getting them to do something that is against typical policies.
National Life IT Department's Cyber Security Awareness PresentationJamie Proctor-Brassard
This document discusses common cybersecurity threats such as social engineering, phishing, ransomware, and malware distributed via email. It provides tips to help avoid these threats and emphasizes that cybersecurity requires vigilance from all users as even a single weak link can compromise an entire network. National Life Group holds a yearly cybersecurity awareness fair to educate employees on threats and countermeasures as protecting sensitive customer data is critical. The document stresses the importance of user awareness and cautions staff to not be the weak link in National Life Group's cyber defenses.
Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate people into divulging confidential information. It relies on human tendencies to trust others and takes advantage of "the weak link" in security - users. There are two categories of social engineering attacks: technology-based approaches that deceive users into thinking they are interacting with real systems, and non-technical approaches using deception alone. Common tactics include phishing emails, phone calls (vishing), pretending to be technical support, and observing users (shoulder surfing). Organizations can help prevent social engineering by having security policies, training employees, and monitoring compliance.
Social engineering is manipulating people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions, rather than using technical hacking methods. It involves gaining people's trust and obtaining information that seems harmless but can be combined to compromise security. Famous social engineer Kevin Mitnick used only social engineering to access private networks. Common social engineering attacks include phishing scams, impersonating help desk staff, stealing documents, and installing malware under false pretenses. The weakest link is often human rather than technical, as people are more vulnerable to manipulation. Training employees, testing defenses with ethical hackers, and verifying unsolicited contacts can help prevent social engineering attacks.
Social engineering is a type of attack that manipulates people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that violate security policies. It works by exploiting human trust and the natural tendency to help others. Attackers first gather information about targets, then develop relationships to gain trust before exploiting that trust to obtain access or steal information. Common social engineering techniques include phishing emails and calls where attackers pretend to be from technical support. While no system can fully prevent social engineering, organizations can minimize risks by educating users and restricting what sensitive information users provide over the phone or to unknown parties.
This document discusses social engineering and its threats. Social engineering refers to manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. It is a significant threat because existing computer security technologies do not protect against human vulnerabilities. Common social engineering attacks include phishing emails, vishing phone calls, leaving infected USB drives in parking lots, and impersonating maintenance workers. The document demonstrates real examples of vishing attacks and provides tips for preventing social engineering, such as verifying identities of people requesting information. However, it notes that fully preventing social engineering attacks can be difficult due to human factors.
Social Engineering as the Art of "Human OS" hacking
Main points of the presentation (1) Overall introduction on social engineering (2) Case studies (3) Defending against Social Engineering.
for: http://armsec.org/
Social Engineering - Human aspects of grey and black competitive intelligence. What is social engineering? How it is used in the context of competitive intelligence and industrial espionage? How to recognize HUMINT / social engineering attacks? Which governments are known to use it?
Learn what is social engineering attack. It includes the social engineering techniques like shoulder surfing, eavesdropping, baiting, Tailgating, phishing, spear phishing and pretexting.
Social engineering is manipulating people into revealing confidential information through deception rather than technical hacking methods. It includes techniques like quid pro quo, phishing, baiting, pretexting, and diversion theft. Famous social engineer Kevin Mitnick emphasized that people inherently want to be helpful and trustworthy, making them vulnerable. Training and policies can help prevent social engineering by raising awareness of common tactics and restricting disclosure of private information. The human element remains the weakest link despite strong technical security defenses.
UW School of Medicine Social Engineering and Phishing AwarenessNicholas Davis
An IT Security presentation I created for faculty and staff of the UW-Madison, School of Medicine, about how to recognize and defend against the threats of complex Phishing and Social Engineering, to protect sensitive digital information.
What is Social Engineering? An illustrated presentation.Pratum
Social engineering relies profoundly on human interaction and often involves the misleading of employees into violating their organization’s security procedures. Humans are naturally helpful, but when it comes to protecting an organization’s security, being helpful to an outsider can do more harm than good.
These slides discuss social engineering, the most common attack methods, and the best means for defending against a social engineering attack.
For more helpful cyber security blog articles, visit www.integritysrc.com/blog.
Companies are generally very good at protecting themselves against external attacks, but only rarely do they guard themselves against internal attacks. By using what’s known as ‘Social Engineering’, hackers exploit unsuspecting people who in good faith open up their doors to unwanted strangers.
Social engineering, or SE, is the art of manipulating people into performing actions or so they give up confidential information. Social Engineering can mean different things to different people.
Social Engineering - Human aspects of industrial and economic espionageMarin Ivezic
Social engineering is not just a supporting process to obtain system access; it could be the main attack. Organizations that focus only on a narrow definition of social engineering as an attack vector to obtain system access will fail to create awareness of all other possible social engineering attack methods.
Social engineering-Attack of the Human BehaviorJames Krusic
Social engineering exploits human behavior and trust to gain access to sensitive information. It includes technical attacks like phishing emails and pop-up windows, as well as non-technical attacks like dumpster diving. Common human behaviors exploited include curiosity, fear, and thoughtlessness. To help mitigate social engineering risks, organizations should educate employees, implement security policies, conduct audits, and use technical defenses like email filters and firewalls. Regular awareness training can help motivate employees to follow best practices.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Symantec & WSJ PRESENTS "MALWARE on Main Street" ...MZERMA Amine
SPECIAL REPORT : SECURE BUSINESS ...
How-to avoid being hostage of ransomware attacks ?
How-to preserve collaborators work, identities, access ?
"WHY CYBER PROTECTION CAN'T WAIT ?!"
This SPECIAL report from our Partner SYMANTEC, realized in collaboration with WSJ CUSTOM Studios is really a NEED to Read for ALL Executives, Leaders, Influencers, Owners, Admins, ...
An introductory session about Social Engineering presented at ICT Nuggets Forum - Khartoum, organized by Duko team. We talked about what is social engineering? terms related to it? and how attacks can bee carried. We also told a lot of stories about successful social engineering attacks and how much damage they did. Finally we talked about how to protect yourself and your company social engineering attacks.
Social Engineering - Strategy, Tactics, & Case StudiesPraetorian
For many organizations, the human element is often the most overlooked attack vector. Ironically, people are typically one of the easiest vulnerabilities to exploit and an attacker needs little more than a smile or email to completely compromise a company. With targeted attacks on the rise, organizations must understand the risk of social engineering based attacks. The purpose of this presentation is to examine common physical, phone, and Internet based attacks. Real world case studies are included and recommendations are provided that will help mitigate this growing threat.
Praetorian's goal is to help our clients understand minimize their overall security exposure and liability. Through our services, your organization can obtain an accurate, independent security assessment.
This document discusses social engineering techniques used by attackers to trick people into divulging sensitive information or performing actions. It defines key terms and explains why social engineering is a threat even for organizations with strong technical security controls. Common social engineering attack methods are described in detail, including phishing emails, phone calls, dropping infected USB drives, and impersonation. The document emphasizes that education is needed to help people recognize and avoid social engineering tactics.
Social engineering is the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users. A social engineer will commonly use the telephone or internet to trick a person into revealing sensitive information or getting them to do something that is against typical policies.
National Life IT Department's Cyber Security Awareness PresentationJamie Proctor-Brassard
This document discusses common cybersecurity threats such as social engineering, phishing, ransomware, and malware distributed via email. It provides tips to help avoid these threats and emphasizes that cybersecurity requires vigilance from all users as even a single weak link can compromise an entire network. National Life Group holds a yearly cybersecurity awareness fair to educate employees on threats and countermeasures as protecting sensitive customer data is critical. The document stresses the importance of user awareness and cautions staff to not be the weak link in National Life Group's cyber defenses.
Delves into the untapped potential of reverse psychology in overturning social engineering tactics. It highlights the effectiveness of using reverse psychology as a proactive defense mechanism to thwart attempts at manipulation and deception. Click this link.
This document discusses social engineering and managing the human element of cybersecurity. It begins with an introduction of the author, Dr. John McCarthy, and his background. It then discusses what social engineering is, how attacks are increasing, and the costs organizations face from such attacks. The document outlines common social engineering techniques like phishing and manipulating human psychology. It also discusses how attackers gather information and ways organizations can build countermeasures like security training and evaluating how sensitive information is handled.
This document discusses social engineering and identity theft. It begins with an introduction to Gaurav Singh and his interests in social engineering attacks and network penetration testing. It then defines social engineering as the art of stealing information from humans through deception rather than technical attacks. The document outlines common social engineering techniques including impersonation, phishing, and using social media to gather information about targets. It also discusses vulnerabilities that enable social engineering like trust, ignorance, and greed. The document explains the risks of social networking in corporate networks and the process of identity theft. It concludes with recommendations for social engineering countermeasures like strong passwords, access control, and monitoring social media activities.
This document discusses social engineering cyberattacks and how to prevent them, especially during COVID-19. It begins by defining social engineering and explaining how it relies on manipulating human psychology using fear, greed, curiosity, helpfulness, and urgency. Various social engineering attack types are described, including phishing and business email compromise scams. Technical defenses that can help prevent social engineering attacks are then outlined, such as multi-factor authentication, email filtering gateways, email banners, and outbound traffic filtering using firewalls and proxies.
The document discusses social engineering cyber attacks and how to spot them. It describes social engineering as a method used by cyber criminals to trick individuals into breaking security procedures by appealing to emotions like vanity, authority or greed. It provides examples of common social engineering tactics like baiting, phishing, pretexting, quid pro quo exchanges, and tailgating. It stresses that proper training of employees is needed to defend against social engineering since software/hardware solutions are not effective. The document promotes cybersecurity training services provided by ImageQuest that can help organizations improve awareness and protect against social engineering and other cyber threats.
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White Paper: Social Engineering and Cyber Attacks: The Psychology of DeceptionEMC
Social engineering relies on manipulating human psychology rather than technology. It works by exploiting human trust and emotions like fear, curiosity, and greed. Cybercriminals use social engineering tactics like phishing emails that appear to come from trusted sources to trick victims into revealing passwords and other sensitive information or downloading malware. While technology security measures are important, social engineering targets the human link. Education and awareness training to help users identify social engineering scams can help reduce the success of these attacks.
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TUBITAK National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE) Department of Information Systems Security makes social engineering attacks to Turkish public agencies within the frame of “Information Security Tests” [19]. This paper will make an analysis of the social engineering tests that have been carried out in several Turkish public agencies. The tests include phone calling to sample employees by the social engineer and trying to seize employees’ sensitive information by exploiting their good faith. The aim of this research is to figure that the employees in Turkish public agencies have a lack of information security awareness and they compromise the information security principles which should be necessarily applied for any public agencies. Social engineering, both with its low cost and ability to take advantage of low technology, has taken its place in the information security literature as a very effective form of attack [8].
What is social engineering?
In the digital age, criminals have found new ways to steal valuable information from individuals and organizations. One of the most effective tactics they use is social engineering. Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into divulging confidential information or performing actions that are not in their best interests. In this article, we will explore what social engineering is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself from it.
Understanding Social Engineering
Types of Social Engineering
Social engineering can take many forms, from phishing emails to pretexting phone calls. The most common types of social engineering attacks include:
Phishing
Phishing attacks are one of the most common social engineering tactics. In a phishing attack, a criminal will send an email that appears to be from a legitimate source, such as a bank or an online retailer. The email will typically ask the recipient to click on a link and enter their personal information, such as their login credentials or credit card number. Once the victim enters this information, the criminal can use it to steal their identity or commit fraud.
Pretexting
Pretexting is another common social engineering tactic. In a pretexting attack, the criminal will create a fake scenario to gain the victim’s trust. For example, the criminal may pretend to be a bank employee and ask the victim to verify their account information. Once the victim provides this information, the criminal can use it for fraudulent purposes.
Baiting
Baiting attacks involve the criminal offering the victim something of value, such as a free USB drive or a gift card, in exchange for their personal information. Once the victim takes the bait, the criminal can use their personal information for malicious purposes.
Scareware
Scareware attacks involve the criminal creating fake security alerts or pop-up messages to scare the victim into taking action. For example, the victim may be told that their computer is infected with a virus and instructed to download a fake antivirus program. Once the victim downloads the program, the criminal can use it to steal their personal information.
Goals of Social Engineering
The ultimate goal of social engineering attacks is to obtain valuable information, such as login credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive data. Criminals can use this information for a variety of purposes, including identity theft, fraud, or espionage. Social engineering attacks can also be used to gain access to secure systems or networks, allowing criminals to steal intellectual property or conduct other nefarious activities.
Common Social Engineering Tactics
To protect yourself from social engineering attacks, it is important to be aware of common tactics that criminals use.
Phishing
To protect against phishing attacks, you should:
Always verify that the sender is legitimate before providing any personal information
Use anti-phishing software to block know
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IN THIS PRESENTATION
What is Social Engineering
Identifying Social Engineering Exploits
Counteracting Social Engineering Exploits
Evolving Social Engineering Organization Policies
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INTRODUCTION
During the last 15 years, software makers have improved
their security practices.
Enterprises have deployed better security defenses.
These improvements have pushed cybercriminals to target
vulnerable humans rather than vulnerable code.
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING
The art of gaining access to buildings, systems or data by
exploiting or manipulating human psychology, rather than
by breaking in or using technical hacking techniques.
For example, instead of trying to find
a software vulnerability, a social
engineer might call an employee
and pose as an IT support person,
trying to trick the employee into
divulging his password.
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ORIGINS OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING
Social Engineering attcks usually originate from one of three zones:
Trusted
Internal
External
Internal threats come from employees who manipulate other
employees to gather sensitive information and access to IT systems.
May include disgruntled employees, temporary employees,
employees with criminal tendencies, and ancillary workers such as
housekeeping and maintenance staff.
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ORIGINS OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING
Trusted threats come from other individuals who are formally
associated with your organization on a regular basis but are not on
your payroll. These can include contractors and consultants, as well
as partner organizations.
External threats come from people who are not associated with
your organization. This category can include recreational hackers,
competitors wanting to uncover confidential information, or
criminals wanting to steal something.
This document focuses on the external attacker.
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HOW SOCIAL ENGINEERS WORK
Criminals will often take weeks and months getting to know a place before
even coming in the door or making a phone call. Their preparation might
include finding a company phone list or org chart and researching employees
on social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook.
Once a social engineer is ready to strike, knowing the right thing to say,
knowing whom to ask for, and having confidence are often all it takes to gain
access to a facility or sensitive data.
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 1: Ten degrees of separation
The number one goal of a social engineer who uses the telephone as
his modus operandi is to convince his target that he is either
1) a fellow employee
2) a trusted outside authority (such as law enforcement or an auditor).
According to Sal Lifrieri, a 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department
there might be ten steps between a criminal's target and the person he or she can
start with in the organization.
"The common technique [for the criminal] is to be friendly," said Lifrieri. "To act like: 'I want to get to
know you. I want to get to know stuff that is going on in your life.' Pretty soon they are getting
information you wouldn't have volunteered a few weeks earlier."
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 2: Learning your corporate language
A social engineering criminal will study that language and be able to
rattle it off with the best of them.
"It's all about surrounding cues, If I'm speaking a language you
recognize, you trust me. You are more willing to give me that
information I'm looking to get out of you if I can use the acronyms and
terms you are used to hearing."
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 3: Borrowing your 'hold' music
Another successful technique involves recording the "hold" music a
company uses when callers are left waiting on the phone.
"The criminal gets put on hold, records the music and then uses it to
their advantage. When he or she calls the intended victim, they talk
for a minute and then say "Oh, my other line is ringing, hold on," and
put them on hold. "The person being scammed hears that familiar
company music and thinks: 'Oh, he must work here at the company.
That is our music.' It is just another psychological cue."
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 4: Phone-number spoofing
Criminals often use phone-number spoofing to make a different
number show up on the target's caller ID.
The criminal could be sitting in an apartment calling you, but the
number that shows up on the caller ID appears to come from within
the company.
Of course, unsuspecting victims are more than likely to give private
information, like passwords, over the phone if the caller ID legitimizes
it. And, of course, the crime is often undetectable after because if
you dial the number back, it goes to an internal company number.
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 5: Using the news against you
"Whatever is going on in the headlines, the bad guys are using that
information as social engineering lures for spam, phishing and other
scams.
Marcus said Avert has seen a rise in the number of presidential
campaign-related and economic crunch-based spam emails lately.
“The email will say 'Your bank is being bought by this bank. Click here
to make sure you update information before the sale closes.'
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 6: Abusing faith in social networking sites
People have a lot of faith in social networking sites like facebook and
linkedin. A recent spear-phishing incident targeted Linked In users,
and the attack was surprising to many.
Emails are usually worded like this : “ site is doing maintenance, click
here to update your information.” Of course, when you click on the
link, you go to the bad guys' site."
One solution is to type in web addresses manually to avoid malicious
links. And also to keep in mind that it is very rare for a site to send out
a request for a password change or an account update.
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SOCIAL ENGINEERING TACTICS
Tactic 7: Typo Squatting
On the Web, scammers also bank on the common mistakes people
make when they type. When you type in a URL that's just one letter
off, suddenly you can end up on a completely different site looking
just like the one you intended.
Instead of going where they wanted, unsuspecting users who make
typing mistakes end up on a fake site that either intends to sell
something, steal something, or push out malware.
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IDENTIFY SOCIAL ENGINEERING EXPLOITS
On the phone:
A social engineer might call and pretend to be a fellow employee or a
trusted outside authority (such as law enforcement or an auditor).
In the office:
"Can you hold the door for me? I don't have my key/access card on me."
How often have you heard that in your building? While the person asking
may not seem suspicious, this is a very common tactic used by social
engineers.
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IDENTIFY SOCIAL ENGINEERING EXPLOITS
-- Online:
Social networking sites have opened a whole new door for social
engineering scams. A common scam is to pose as a Facebook "friend."
Criminals are stealing passwords, hacking accounts and posing as friends
for financial gain.
One popular tactic used recently involved scammers hacking into
Facebook accounts and sending a message on Facebook claiming to be
stuck in a foreign city and they say they need money.
Social engineers also take advantage of current events and holidays to
lure victims.
18. COUNTERACTING SOCIAL ENGINEERING
EXPLOITS
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Awareness is the number one defensive measure.
Employees should be aware that social engineering exists
and also aware of the tactics most commonly used.
Fortunately, social engineering awareness lends itself to
storytelling. And stories are much easier to understand and
much more interesting than explanations of technical flaws.
Quizzes and attention-grabbing or humorous posters are
also effective reminders about not assuming everyone is
always who they say they are.
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EXPLOITS
Design
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an in-house social engineering penetration test
Although it's a tactic to use with great caution, fear of
embarrassment is a strong motivator. Nobody likes to look
foolish.
Consider this factor if you choose to design an in-house social
engineering penetration test. A little embarrassment will put
everyone on their toes; crossing the line to humiliation will only
make employees angry.
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EXPLOITS
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A number of vendors offer tools or services to help conduct
social engineering exercises, and/or to build employee
awareness via means such as posters and newsletters.
Also worth checking out is social-engineer.org's Social
Engineering Toolkit, which is a free download.
The toolkit helps automate penetration testing via social
engineering, including "spear-phishing attacks", creation of
legitimate-looking websites, USB drive-based attacks, etc.
22. EVOLVING SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ORGANIZATION POLICIES
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1. Appeal to personal lives: Get people interested in security by
arming them with techniques to secure their personal information;
if they securely tend to their own business, they're more likely to
tend to their employers.
► 2. Make the message visible: Put posters up
at copy machines, bulletin boards, and
lunchrooms. Make them eye-catching but
simple; something anyone walking by can
read and interpret without breaking stride—
they're more likely to remember the content
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ORGANIZATION POLICIES
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3. Provide treats: Have an occasional celebration where Security
thanks the staff for doing their part.
4. Use their desk: Implement a clean desk policy and, perform random
desk checks after hours.
Reward those who have no sensitive material out by leaving a small treat
like a piece of candy or pack of gum and a "Thanks for Doing your Part"
note, or enter them in a monthly drawing for a prize.
For those who aren’t meeting the criteria, leave a gentle reminder with
specifics about what needs to be corrected. Repeat offenders should be
discussed with management.
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ORGANIZATION POLICIES
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5. Bring it to their computer screen: If you have a company newsletter,
be certain to include a security article in each edition and provide
information on the latest incidents that have occurred, particularly in
your industry.
6. Require training: Training programs will be more effective if you
include interactive exercises, contests, games, or give-aways.
7. Walk the walk: Perhaps the most impactful technique is for senior
leadership members to display their own penchant for security. If it
looks to be important at the top, you can bet it'll be important at the
bottom.
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EVOLVING SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ORGANIZATION POLICIES
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Do background checks when hiring employees.
Screen temporary and ancillary workers.
Set up a clear reporting process for security problems.
Open the lines of communication between physical
security and the IT department.
Monitor employee behavior patterns for abnormal
activities and access violations.
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ORGANIZATION POLICIES
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Lock out terminated employees immediately.
Create a positive work environment, which will cut down on
disgruntled employees.
Publish a formal written company policy stating that the IT
department will never ask for a user's password.
Require ID badges for employees and mandate that an
employee with a badge accompany visitors.
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SUMMARY
Social Engineers increasingly employ elusive social engineering
attack tactics to exploit natural human predispositions with the goal
of bypassing defenses. These attacks can have very damaging
consequences for an organization, but you can take a number of
steps to mitigate such attacks.
Remember that your employees can make or break your security
program—keep them engaged in the process by soliciting
feedback and suggestions.
A security-aware culture is possible in any organization as long as it is
the standard by which everyone operates, and concepts are
consistently reinforced.