Social engineering today: psychology,strategies and tricks

摘要

Much has been written about hackers and their methodologies over the years from a technology perspective, but very little - at least in the past decade - has been penned about the psychology of hacking. Social engineering techniques have been used by hackers since pre-Internet days. But the extent to which they are exploited - by themselves or as part of malware-based or other technology-based attacks - is still under-appreciated. Perhaps this is because the attacker almost never comes face-to-face with the victim. But while the techniques are old, the latest technology is giving it a new lease of life.