Saturday, October 6, 2012

Delhi RedFort True Story & True History: Social Engineering Attack Example

What is social engineering...to manipulate others mind. Here is the one example of social engineering attack.

Attackers are always looking for new ways to access information. They will ensure that they know the perimeter and the people on the perimeter - security guards, receptionists and help desk workers - to exploit human oversight. People have been conditioned not to be overtly suspicious that, they associate certain behavior and appearance to known entities. For instance, on seeing a man dressed in brown and stacking a whole bunch of boxes in a cart, people will hold the door open because they think it is the delivery man. Here in this example you can easily see that how few guys has manipulated the entire history.

After reading this, you are open to make your own decision. I have posted the facts available.

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