Social Engineering Techniques

Too good to be true, urgency, playing on emotion, offer for help without asking--these are all ways that try to pull the victim in...

Prompt

Humans are naturally trusting (perhaps gullible), which makes us especially vulnerable to a technique called “social engineering.” Carefully worded emails and pop-ups can trick us into sharing information we should not otherwise be distributing. Consider the following:

· What are some common methods of social engineering?

· What recent high-profile security incidents involved social engineering?

· Have you or anyone you known fallen prey to social engineering?

· What are some high-profile incidents of social engineering leading to data disclosures?

· What strategies should you take as an enterprise architect to address this? How would you handle disclosure of a security incident?

Response Parameters

· Posts should be 200 words minimum in length

· Use APA formatting to cite all of your sources −  Purdue Writing Lab (Links to an external site.)

· Access Evans Library for articles and journals

· Peer responses two each 100 words

· Response posts should be 100 words minimum in length

· Respond to at least two peer postings (postings to the professor are not considered peer responses but are important for your participation)

· Responses must be substantive and continue learning (avoid a simple "Good," "Bad," or "I agree")

· Reply to peers earlier in the week so continuous dialogue occurs and learning is maximized

Please make sure to cite the source and references that matches exactly both in initial post and in peer posts.