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Eh, social engineering was and still is a major component of infosec, right? He was very good at that segment of the industry ("penetration testing" via soci
by DropInIn 3y ago
Eh, social engineering was and still is a major component of infosec, right?
He was very good at that segment of the industry ("penetration testing" via social engineering).
- autoexec 3y agoManipulating people is more interesting in some ways than exploiting a bit of badly written software because while I write terrible code all the time, I could fix it too but there's no patching our stupid stupid brains. We can try to be more careful, and avoid falling for things others have already, but the flaws are still there just waiting for the moment our guard is down.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y agoSome human exploits can be patched, at least partially. 2FA with hardware authentication helps prevent people from leaking their own passwords and such. Phishing detectors help. Etc. I'm sad to admit my wife is better at this than me. Any time anyone she doesn't know tries to talk to her, she's quick to escape. I tend to try to politely decline, she just books it
- retrocryptid 3y agoThere is no patch for human stupidity.
- davidron 3y agoEducation is a patch. It's very hard to install though.
- keithalewis 3y agoAgainst stupidity the Gods themselves contend vain.
- atVelocet 3y agoIt is called a workaround not a patch.