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Hacking the Mind: How & Why Social Engineering Works

Social engineering: the hack that requires no knowledge of code. Despite its relative simplicity the risks associated with social engineering are just as serious as the numerous hacks that have populated recent headlines. For everyday citizens awareness of social engineering scams and the methods they use that prey on weaknesses in human behavior should be at an all time high. Everyone is a target and you should be vigilantly aware of anyone asking for personal or private information.

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where can i learn more about social yellow journalism?

Comment by pshort — March 6, 2013 @ 8:49 pm

We updated the graphic with URLs to Christopher Hadnagy’s resources:
http://www.social-engineer.org is the framework
http://www.social-engineer.com is the course on SE

Comment by Fergal Glynn — March 12, 2013 @ 11:22 am

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Pingback by 42bis »[Infographic] Waarom en hoe social engineering werkt » Door: Redactie 42bis » — March 27, 2013 @ 5:01 am

Social Engineering is no doubt the most important part of and system that involves hacking or breaching.
With the help of social engineering, hackers collect various data associated with a particular system like likes & dislikes of developer and use this information to deploy various loopholes to start through. ;)

Comment by Lavneet Sharma — March 28, 2013 @ 2:53 pm

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Pingback by Collateral Damage Control of a Hacked Account | Geekchase — April 25, 2013 @ 8:38 am

One of the biggest training regimes for how to hack other people is the nightly news. Under the guise of warning people to be on the lookout, they train criminals on exactly how to do it.
One newscast showed how to pretend to be on the phone in the shopping market line. Really, have your camera on and capture someone’s credit card number and PIN.

Comment by Man from Modesto — April 25, 2013 @ 11:21 am

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