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The human element will always beat technology, cheaper simpler and more effective. It's far simpler to just sent in some dude, who pretends to be a common burgl
by freeflight 9y ago
The human element will always beat technology, cheaper simpler and more effective.
It's far simpler to just sent in some dude, who pretends to be a common burglar should get caught, instead of building super fancy nano-drones which could fail/crash, then serve as evidence and would be studied for their technology.
It's the same reason why social engineering is one of the most common attack vectors for high-profile breaches, some persuasiveness can go a long way.
- koffiezet 9y agoThat might work for stuff like industrial espionage, but when it comes down to embassies and diplomats, where there is awareness of social engineering, this is not that obvious. And when someone would break into an embassy, nobody is going to believe he's just a common burglar.