1. “There is a sucker born every minute”
Social Engineering
“There is a sucker born every minute”

2. Social Engineering What is Social Engineering?
Exploitation of “wetware”
Manipulation of a person to get a desired result
Not always computer related
Con games

3. Social Engineering How? People are inherently trusting/helpful
Appeal to vanity, authority or eavesdropping
Dumpster diving
Shoulder surfing
Phishing
Research!
Most work lies within preparation

4. Social Engineering Why?
Social engineering concentrates on the weakest link of the computer security chain
The security weakness is universal, independent of platform, software, network or age of equipment

5. Social Engineering
Show me ;)

6. Social Engineering That looked easy, so now what? Secure the “wetware”
Knowledge is power
Education is the best defense
Use common sense
Follow policies/procedures