Staying Protected from "Social Engineering"

Abstract

"Your Internet Connection" we provided wealth of information on different protection tools. Although these tools are indeed necessary for anyone brave enough to surf the Internet today, there is no substitute for sound judgement. "Your Internet Connection" describing Internet security resources, the Anti-Phishing Working Group's (APWG) and the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination squad (http://wiki.castlecops.com/PIRT) were listed among other important security resources.Many criminals generating their garbage from the "sewers of the Internet" employ so called "social engineering" techniques. Just to make sure we are on the same page, here is the definition for the term "social engineering" from SearchSecurity.com: "In computer security, social engineering is a term that describes a non-technical kind of intrusion that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves tricking other people to break normal security procedures.