From: R. DuFresne (dufresne@sysinfo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 22 2006 - 21:27:22 EDT
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Marios A. Spinthiras wrote:
> As a thorough sceptic Id like to conclude in most cases of a TRUE hacking
> incident social engineering has been a factor of success for the malicious
> user attacking a system.
My observations differ. There tend to still remain enough low hanging
fruit that one need not resort to directed victim contact. As well,
social engineering can be hampered and has limitations; especially in
cross border incidents. Yes this does sound as though I'm bundling all
social engineering into the Mitnick realm of phone calls for information,
but consider, am I more likely to respond in the fashion you wish if the
spelling and grammar match the language and region I'm in and accustomed
to?
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
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