Social engineering, like the other attacks we have explored in this book, consists of multiple phases, each designed to move the attacker one step closer to the ultimate goal. Let’s look at each of these phases and how the information gained from one leads to the next: 1. Gather information and details about a target … Read more
Why has social engineering been successful, and why will it continue to be so? To answer this, you must first understand why it works and what this means to you as a pentesters. Going after the human being instead of the technology works for a number of reasons: Trust Human beings are a trusting lot. … Read more
Social engineering will put your layered defenses to the true test. Even with strong security controls, a naïve or untrained user can let the social engineer into the network. Never underestimate the power of social engineers — and that of your users and helping them get their way. Policies Specific policies help ward off social … Read more
As part of mapping out your network, you can search public databases and resources to see what other people know about your systems. WHOIS The best starting point is to perform a WHOIS lookup by using any one of the tools available on the Internet. In case you’re not familiar, WHOIS is a protocol you … Read more
“INTRODUCTION” In order to provide useful services or to allow people to perform tasks more conveniently, computer systems are attached to networks and get interconnected. This resulted in the world-wide collection of local and wide-area networks known as the Internet. Unfortunately, the extended access possibilities also entail increased security risks as it opens additional avenues … Read more