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Tina Packer, the Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lennox, Massachusetts, once said “OK, you start the scene crying, but you’re clearly not feeling sad right now, are you? So what do we do when we’re not feeling the emotion we need to be for a scene? We breathe and fake it...

After a long day, you ask your child or significant other how their day was. Very likely, they will respond with a vague “good.” In another instance, you ask your boss when you’ll be getting promoted, yet he/she dismisses your question. Or you’re a social engineer and need to extract vital...

#PART 1 - INFORMATION GATHERING# The social engineer’s mantra is “I am only as good as the information I gather” and as most of you know, Information == Power. So it goes without saying that information gathering is the most important step of any SE Attack. Of course having good social skills...

#PART 1 - INFORMATION GATHERING# The social engineer’s mantra is “I am only as good as the information I gather” and as most of you know, Information == Power. So it goes without saying that information gathering is the most important step of any SE Attack. Of course having good social skills...

#SOCIAL ENGINEERING - PART 3 - PRETEXTING# What is Pretexting? Pretexting is defined as the act of presenting oneself as someone else in order to obtain private/confidential information. It can go from a simple lie to impersonate someone to even creating a whole new identity and using that...

#SOCIAL ENGINEERING - PART 3 - PRETEXTING# What is Pretexting? Pretexting is defined as the act of presenting oneself as someone else in order to obtain private/confidential information. It can go from a simple lie to impersonate someone to even creating a whole new identity and using that...

#SOCIAL ENGINEERING - PART 2 - ELICITATION# Elicitation is a conversation where you subtely try to extract information. However, this conversation needs to look casual and innocent. It’s all about asking the right questions. The goal here is to manipulate the behaviour of your target in order to...

#PART 1 - INFORMATION GATHERING# The social engineer’s mantra is “I am only as good as the information I gather” and as most of you know, Information == Power. So it goes without saying that information gathering is the most important step of any SE Attack. Of course having good social skills...

What is Social Engineering? As there are so many different uses for SE, it is widely misunderstood. SE is a tool, and it’s neither good or evil, it just depends on how people use it. Most of the times we hear about SE or read an article about it, it’s almost always about how someone’s used...