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Having been at two of his talks, I can assure you that the man is no joke. Sure, Social Engineering can look a bit voodoo-y but it's a tool that no one should
by clrdr 11y ago
Having been at two of his talks, I can assure you that the man is no joke.
Sure, Social Engineering can look a bit voodoo-y but it's a tool that no one should underestimate, human error is the biggest and easiest to exploit breach one could hope for.
- jwcrux 11y agoThis is absolutely the case (source: I'm a former pentester in charge of the social engineering). SE had two guarantees for every organization we were hired to pentest. * We would get the information/access we wanted * It would be easy Chris is a pioneer in this branch of the industry and has done a great job of highlighting the importance of social engineering through his research, books, and the CTF at Defcon (which is awesome to watch if you get the chance).
- UweSchmidt 11y agoLike this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6ywr9fngU#t=4m23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6ywr9fngU#t=4m23s Additionally to posing as an authority and creating some pressure, they also seem to add a general awkwardness to the conversation that may make the user want to get it over with.