Just Another Security Blog

So what exactly is social engineering?

Trickery, subterfuge and exploitation of the human element in the security lifecycle.

Why bother to brute-force passwords when people will gladly give them to you for a chocolate bar.

Social engineering is a heartbreaking challenge for the security professional as it undermines any technical measures which you implement. It crosses the boundary of the binary veil and often results in physical harm to those who are attacked.

Rather than construct a five hundred page document of the broken components in information technology today, I thought I would start simple.

What is one of the most important challenges facing computer security today?

The answer to this question is different to all people, so I considered what affects people most:

• Social Engineering
• Scams and Spam
• Malicious Software (Malware)
• Hackers and Cyberstalking

Over the coming months we will explore effective and accessible options for addressing each of the security concerns above.