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Social Engineering - 1

  • Phishing - Getting information by simply asking for it.
  • Baiting - Leaving infected media (USB Stick, CD’s, wireless networks, etc) that compromises a system.
  • Tailgating - Entering a secured area by following someone.

 Social Engineering - Tips

  •  Don’t give out privileged information, ever.
  •  Know who you’re talking to, ask to call them back, etc.
  •  Common Sense helps a lot.
  •  Never take anything for granted.
  •  Don’t pick up disks/usb sticks/etc & insert them into your computer (PC, Mac,or even Linux)

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