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What is social engineering?

What is social engineering?. Ranson , Violet Computer Science August 24, 2012. Social engineering?. “social disguise, cultural ploys, and psychological tricks”. Pretexting. Making up a story. Baiting. Quid pro quo. Something for something else. Malware= . Malicious + Software

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What is social engineering?

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  1. What is social engineering? Ranson, Violet Computer Science August 24, 2012

  2. Social engineering? “social disguise, cultural ploys, and psychological tricks”

  3. Pretexting • Making up a story

  4. Baiting

  5. Quid pro quo Something for something else

  6. Malware= Malicious + Software • Tell a deceiving story • Break through guards • Infect • Multiply

  7. Violation of Security Using Social Engineering

  8. Works cited D. Oliveira, personal communication, August 24, 2012 Goodrich, M. T., & Tamassia, R. (2011). Introduction to Computer Security. Boston, Massachusetts:Pearson. Jack Wiles, Terry Gudaitis, Jennifer Jabbusch, Russ Rogers, Sean Lowther, Chapter 1 - Social engineering: The ultimate low tech hacking threat, Low Tech Hacking, Syngress, Boston, 2012, Pages 1-29, ISBN 9781597496650, 10.1016/ B978-1-59749-665-0.00001-0. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781597496650000010) Sherly Abraham, InduShobhaChengalur-Smith, An overview of social engineering malware: Trends, tactics, and implications, Technology in Society, Volume 32, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 183-196, ISSN 0160-791X, 10.1016/j.techsoc.2010.07.001. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X10000497)

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