From: StyleWar (stylewar@cox.net)
Date: Sat Aug 26 2006 - 19:39:56 EDT
Mitnick is a good resource for review if you don't have personal experience
with it.
...Google his work on Sprint phones and Nortel switches and the Las Vegas
phone system (he was never caught, but did testify about it).
-
StyleWar
"I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none."
Macbeth, 1. 7
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marios A. Spinthiras [mailto:mario@netway.com.cy]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 1:20 AM
> To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Penetration Testing - Human Factor
>
> As a thorough sceptic Id like to conclude in most cases of a
> TRUE hacking incident social engineering has been a factor of
> success for the malicious user attacking a system.
> For quite a while now I have been compiling methodology
> on the assessment of the weak human security link which can
> be exploited through social engineering. Has anyone got any
> thoughts they would like to share or guidelines to the audit
> of the human factor when security is concerned?
>
> Any information is much apreciated.
>
>
> Many Thanks,
> Mario A. Spinthiras
>
>
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