In today's world there is an abundance of information. When you think of hackers you normally think of individuals who use technology to gain access to information that is not otherwise available. In a lot of cases this can be true but there are other ways to gain access to information that requires little technical knowledge. A lot of this information is available freely without restrictions. Social engineering takes advantage of this fact to acquire additional information by manipulating perceptions of those disclosing the needed information.
Although, social engineering does not require that one be tech savvy, to be an effective social engineer requires a few specific traits. The first trait is that you have to be a well perceptive person. You have to be able to see everything in your surrounds and use them as a tool. For example, in a parking lot near a government building or military facility, you can find out a lot of information about the owner of the vehicle. Most federal faculties require that an employee's vehicle be mark for proper access and parking. You can use this information to figure out rank, access and position of the owner from which you can further refine your approach to this person if information is needed. Parking passes and window stickers works for more than just government employees as a lot of business and schools require these items as well.
Another aspect of a successful social engineer is be able to blend in. This usually requires that you have done your research and know what the normal operations would entail. Knowing exactly how to convincingly perform is essential to successful convincing other to reveal additional information. As a social engineer, you must not appear as a treat. This requ...
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...available to a social engineer. You have to be proactive in using available tools to prevent access to information like security tool built into social media sites and proper techniques of information disposal. There is no getting around the fact that if the information is there someone will use it against you.
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Occupational socialization is the process by which a person acquires the values, attitudes, and behaviors of an ongoing occupational social system (Stojkovic, Kalinich, & Klofas, 2013, p. 250). It is a continuous process and may result in both legal and illegal behaviors. Becoming aware of organizational and occupational practices, internalizing them, and carrying them out as participating members of the work group, affects the way they perceive, influence, and interact with citizens in a law enforcement capacity. These are influenced intentionally while going through training when beginning the primary introduction into a new organization, and through the actual experience in the office and on the job interactions. Police socialization for example, ensures that individuals acquire the necessary knowledge to perform adequately on the job.
Hacking has been around since the birth of computers. When the term hacking was first used, its meaning was not that of how we think of it today. At the origins of computing, a hacker was considered to be just a "creative programmer (Baase, 2003)." Early forms of computer games as well as the beginnings of operating systems were discovered and created by these original hackers. These hackers plunged into systems as a way of an intellectual challenge and to aspire to gain knowledge (Baase, 2003). Kevin Mitnick believes he falls into this realm of hackers. Hackers in today's era are now looked upon as criminals who invade the privacy rights of individuals and have the ability to deliver worms/viruses. The differences are that hackers today have full intentions of delivering terrible viruses and worms. Mitnick was one of the most infamous hackers during the 1980's. He molded his hacking style around the stupidity of humans and his quest for intellectual knowledge. The ways in which he wiggled his way into computer systems extenuates many of the issues surrounding computer security and privacy.
Whitman, M., & Mattord, H. (2010). Management of information security. (3rd ed., p. 6). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
The class discussed host settings, which are organizations that social workers work in controlled or led by others who are not social workers. When working in host settings social workers have to collaborate with the host organization, expound on the purpose, value, and significance of social work and the role the social worker plays, and maintain an awareness and understanding that social work goals and values may conflict with the host organizations goals and values. Lastly, social workers will need to interact and connect with those that are not social workers, keep an open mind about working in other service work areas, and maintain a positive image within the host organization
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