Kane’s Computing World

The first step: be aware of what it is.  See my last post for more details. Defending against social engineering means awareness and vigilance: Traditional security measures remain important. Antivirus, antispam, antimalware, URL filtering, and other tools – installed and regularly updated at endpoints, the Internet gateway, and “in the cloud” – provide essential protection. [...]

One of the most commonly used tools in the arsenal of the bad guys: social engineering.  It’s effective because it uses the victim’s own good guy instincts against him. A good overview of social engineering published by Trend Micro: Cyber criminals have used social engineering since the dawn of the virus. As cyber threats have [...]