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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security) If you ever need to be somewhere import
by whalesalad 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)
If you ever need to be somewhere important put on a reflective vest and a hard hat and walk around with a clipboard saying excuse me excuse me and more often than not you can get right on thru.
- reaperducer 7y agoThis, and dumpster diving (what we called "trashing" back then) is how I learned how mainframes worked when I was young and not afraid of being caught.
- turrican 7y agoI used to work in penetration testing. It’s funny (scary?) how far dressing business casual, carrying an open laptop, and claiming to be IT gets you.
- martyvis 7y agoI've done quite a few wireless surveys as a consultant in businesses, colleges, etc. I pretty much was never questioned when walking around, knocking on doors and going into offices with my laptop opened and saying that I was "scanning the wifi signal level for IT". I sometimes was given a set of keys and if they didn't work on a door I'd ask someone in the department there if they'd let me in.