The Non-Technical Threat to Computing SYstems
Ira Winkler · 1996
ABSTRACT: Many companies spend millions of dollars to ensure corporate cãmputer security'. The security protects company secrets, utiittt in compliance with i"ã"r ¡ laws,^aná enforces privacy of company clients. Unfortunately, even the best security mechanisms can u"-tlp"t* ¿ ütto"gtt Social Engineering ' Social Engi "ã*írig uses very low cost and low technology means;;;-;;""t"e imiediments posed by information secu-,i y."ut.nes. TÏis paper áetails a Social Engineering "ti""t performed against a company with their permisri"* dt " attack yiãneA sensitive company information and numerous user passwords, from many areas within,t giving the attackers the ability to cripple il; " "o-p*y, Jespiie extremely good technical infor-""d*; mation security measures ' The results would have been similar with almost any other company ' The paper