http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-security/social-engineering-and-the-caveman-threat/ Sat, 17 May 2008 00:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-security/social-engineering-and-the-caveman-threat/#comment-2 Wrobinson Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:46:36 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/network-security/social-engineering-and-the-caveman-threat/#comment-2 Good first example, poor oversimplified and subjective second example. The success of social engineering is based heavily not only on the common human being naive but often genuinely interested in helping out someone in need -- a need to gain access to information. Unfortunately, it is all to commonly information that they are not privileged to have access to in the first place. The truth is that true security requires people, process and technology. It all begins with education and awareness. Good first example, poor oversimplified and subjective second example. The success of social engineering is based heavily not only on the common human being naive but often genuinely interested in helping out someone in need — a need to gain access to information. Unfortunately, it is all to commonly information that they are not privileged to have access to in the first place. The truth is that true security requires people, process and technology. It all begins with education and awareness.

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