Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering

From: Marco Ramilli (gramill@tin.it)
Date: Sun Feb 05 2006 - 13:18:15 EST


burzella@inwind.it wrote:

>Hi
>In yuor opinion, can a Social Engineering test be considered part of a Pen-Test?
>
>Thanks
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Obviously ! Social Engineering is the penTest's King.
In a final documentation is essential write about this kind of attack.
It's really a normal attack like MITM or DoS, some time Social is more
dangerous than other kind of attack.

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