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While most hacking employ technical intrusions, they may also be social, such as calling somebody claiming to be somebody else and requesting a file to be sent to an e-mail drop. The common term for this is a "wetware" intrusion, where wet-ware is the programming of the brain, as opposed to software. Common social intrusions are: - social engineering
- Where the hacker subverts trust relationships or relies upon predictable behavior.
- bribery
- Often the easiest way to break in is simply pass a C-note to a night guard to allow access to a remote office, which has full access to the corporate network.
- impersonation
- A surprisingly successful technique is to pretend to be from MIS and call a user asking for their password.
- dumpster diving
- An enormous amount of corporate and personal data ends up in the trash. Simply pulling bank statements from the trash is an easy way to steal money.
| - Deception (0)
Bald face lies.
- Shoulder Surfing (0)
Standing behind someone watching them.
- Dumpster Diving (2)
A powerful, usually legal, source of information that isn't
seriously defended because of social taboos.
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