Hacking tool : Social Engineering
During 2016, one of the biggest cyber threats facing businesses and consumers
included social engineering. Why is this so high on the list? This is because the
hackers are exploiting the weakness in the system, the people, because this is one
of the easiest ways for them to get into a system and get the information that they
want. They will send over something that will get the user to click on it or act in a
certain way, and then the hacker can get what they want. This is often much easier
to help the hacker compared to just using the network.
The hardest part for the hacker to work with in social engineering is to get people
to trust them. If the information or the file seems a little off, the user will never
open it or use it and the hacker will never see the results that they want. But when
the hacker is able to get the user to trust them, they will be able to exploit this to
get the information that they want.
One thing that you will find with social engineering is that it will be done with a
physical security hack. The whole goal of these attacks is to make someone who
has the needed information trust you so that you are able to get ahold of that
information.
There are several ways that you are able to work with social engineering. You
could send the target user an email that will usually contain some links. If the user
does click on the links, a virus or malware will download and take over their
computer.
If you already work with the company and want to gain the access, you can talk to
the IT department, saying that you lost your badge or other ID. They may bewilling to hand over the keys so that you can get the digital and physical files that
you want.
Remember that while these may seem simple, social engineering takes some time
and you have to be careful because you do need to gain the trust of the user, or they
will never get what they want.
included social engineering. Why is this so high on the list? This is because the
hackers are exploiting the weakness in the system, the people, because this is one
of the easiest ways for them to get into a system and get the information that they
want. They will send over something that will get the user to click on it or act in a
certain way, and then the hacker can get what they want. This is often much easier
to help the hacker compared to just using the network.
The hardest part for the hacker to work with in social engineering is to get people
to trust them. If the information or the file seems a little off, the user will never
open it or use it and the hacker will never see the results that they want. But when
the hacker is able to get the user to trust them, they will be able to exploit this to
get the information that they want.
One thing that you will find with social engineering is that it will be done with a
physical security hack. The whole goal of these attacks is to make someone who
has the needed information trust you so that you are able to get ahold of that
information.
There are several ways that you are able to work with social engineering. You
could send the target user an email that will usually contain some links. If the user
does click on the links, a virus or malware will download and take over their
computer.
If you already work with the company and want to gain the access, you can talk to
the IT department, saying that you lost your badge or other ID. They may bewilling to hand over the keys so that you can get the digital and physical files that
you want.
Remember that while these may seem simple, social engineering takes some time
and you have to be careful because you do need to gain the trust of the user, or they
will never get what they want.
