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Social Engineering

Social Engineering. Loose lips sink ships. Tom Conley, Senior Information Security Analyst Matthew Dalton, Director of Information Security Ohio University. What is Social Engineering?.

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Social Engineering

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  1. Social Engineering Loose lips sink ships Tom Conley, Senior Information Security Analyst Matthew Dalton, Director of Information Security Ohio University

  2. What is Social Engineering? • While other forms of hacking target the technology, social engineering attempts to exploit human psychology to achieve the hacker’s goals. • Emotional tension + path to resolution > Logic or Controls = social engineering • Emotional “Amplifiers” and Distractions are catalysts for this. • Social Engineering has been known by many names • Trojan Horse • Con Men • Snake Oil Sales • Phishing

  3. Psychology of Social Engineering

  4. Emotional “Amplifiers”

  5. Scenario #1 Matthew Tom Pretends to work in the HR department • Pretends to be from IT, trying to get a password into the HR system

  6. Scenario #2 Matthew Tom Pretends to work in the Registrar’s office • Ex-boyfriend pretends to be a distraught parent, trying to get a particular student’s class schedule.

  7. Scenario #3 Tom Matthew Pretends to pass by in Baker • Pretends to be a survey taker at the bottom of Baker Center

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