Social Science And Remedies For Social Engineering

Security and ethical employees will continue to be a vital aspect of ensuring the success of an organization. There will always be a need for ethical IT security professional as hackers will continue to force organizations to make adjustments in their business models to protect their employees, data and customers. Many organizations and managers believe application security requires simply installing a perimeter firewall, or taking a few configuration measures to prevent applications or operating systems from being attacked. This is a risky misconception. By understanding threats and respect impacts, organizations will be equipped to maintain confidentiality, availability and

As such, our company’s people resources pose the greatest risk for security breach. Our way to help mitigate risk in this area is to keep communication lines open in this area and to continually mandate security knowledge training, with mandatory updates on a regular basis. When the employees are informed of company policy when facing a security matter, they are better equipped to act in the best or right way. In this way knowledge is power – or at least empowerment to act in the best interest of the company’s information security.

Social engineering are all those activities that are done by a hacker to manipulate that human tendency to trust so as to gain unauthorized access to the valued information that are in the computer system. The IT specialist agrees that despite the secure networks and firewall being used, the security of the IT is based on the trust in the protection and

Social Engineering has become a career for modern day cyber criminals. Thieves are waiting to prey on the vulnerable, and naïve. The situations, as devastating as they are to the victims, are very real. In some cases, unfortunately, the cybercrimes are life-altering and irreparable. This paper will highlight four real-life cases where social engineering techniques were used to obtain personal and corporate information.

Social engineering refers to the techniques that are used by the criminals to manipulate people to give out their confidential information such as user names, passwords and bank accountants without being aware (Hadnagy, 2011). This technique is used by the criminals over the internet to trick people to disclose their confidential information rather than hacking the software installed on their PC. Social engineering takes different forms and it is perpetrated by the individuals who wants to take advantage of others after getting confidential information that allows them to access their accounts such as email or databases that contain protected information. For instance, a criminal who want to access another person’s email account may send

Phishing can also be accomplished by sending e-mails to unsuspecting users. These e-mails have malware installed and upon opening them, steals information. Some The end user does not have the infrastructure to ensure data flows fluently and privately among billions of other typical users trying to do the same. The management of data has been left to companies that provide such services with a specialization in controlling super computers that manage the grid of Internet connection in a relative area. These companies have data storage systems and satellites that enable billions of users to interconnect. This paper seeks to delve into the ethical issues management of data brings. Who has the right to access this data? To whom does this information belong? Does the business of managing data give the responsibility to monitor its application? When technology started influencing business enterprises, the positive outcome was felt instantly (George, 2007). Business became easier and efficient. When a company is installing a Human Resource or payroll system, the service providers of this system would need access to all the records of the company to facilitate its assimilation. This data may include personal information of clients and employees. Do these

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“110 million Americans saw their identities compromised in 2014” Gault argues, adding that 110 million is one in every two Americans (2). With new technological inventions, such as the cloud, which allows remote access to stored information, there are “too many vulnerabilities hackers can exploit” (Gault 7). Cybersecurity has been breached due to the lack of integrity in the system. There is an acute focus on encryption in the industry with the belief that it is the key in ensuring confidentiality and ultimately, cybersecurity. Meanwhile, the industry “rarely” addresses integrity (Gault 17). Gault firmly argues that “the system is broken” because of the lack of integrity in the system. Confidentiality, while important, is not integral in preventing and providing solutions for data breach and theft. The current system solution for cybersecurity threat is dominated by a “lock-and-key system”; preventative, but once access is achieved, accessibility becomes much more effortless for others (Gault 21). Gault suggests an integrity solution that acts more “like an alarm”, a method focused on monitoring suspicious activity on online databases and platforms that then sends an alert when suspicious activity is detected. (22). Gault argues the loss of integrity is apparent in the cybersecurity industry because of the method in which prevents unauthorized access and thievery does not include elements of integrity. The

In 2013, 50 major global organizations reported that 63,437 security incidents and 1,367 confirmed security breaches had significantly impacted their business. [cite] Even more staggering, over 100 million Americans—that 's 1 out of 3 citizens—had their credit or debit card information pilfered by hackers over the course of 4 data breaches between 2013 and 2014 [cite], with confirmed evidence that breaches of this type are increasing. These statistics show that there are serious problems now existing in the realm of information security and the internet. However, it is undeniable that society today is largely dependent upon the technology that handles our information along with many facets of society such as social media that would leave us completely non-functional without technology. Consequently, there is an ongoing debate about the issues of information security and how to solve them. Some people believe it is the simple matter of installing security programs on their devices, or using a network that its proponents have labeled it as 'ultra-secure ' to solve the problem. On the other hand, others believe that these are information security issues that, given technology today and in the future, will never have a permanent solution.

Significance: This topic is very significant to my audience because of the rise of cyber attacks at individual to national level. Ignorance of social engineering attack methods makes on a weak link where social engineering attacks can compromise individual, company, state and federal records

Social engineering is one of the most overlooked aspects of information security and yet it is the easiest way for someone – usually an employee - to gain access to restricted information on a computer network. Attacks can be either physical or psychological; each can be equally effective in acquiring confidential information. Methods used to get information can be either human- or computer-based, with different psychological reasons why each method works. Protecting against social engineers boils down to policies that guard against their attacks, but these policies must also be complemented with an effective security awareness program in order to be successful.

Managers in the information technology sector are faced with various challenges. Above all, the single most cybersecurity vulnerability remains to be individuals or employees in organizations. This is because lapses in the security system always start with members of staff. Moreover, the above-mentioned individuals are the primary defense mechanism. The range of activities that come up as a result of human error are many, most of the time involving acts of trespass, extortion, vandalism and even theft. The reason behind vulnerability is in the fact that efforts of protection are easily defeated and would only require a person who is against your interests in a particular way. An example is a scenario where an employee decides to infect the system of an organization with a virus. Nevertheless, the same person could become negligent in his duties and give an unauthorized colleague usernames and passwords to systems. The consequences that lie in this would be dire in that it can facilitate crime and sharing of files, which may be considered confidential by a company.

Social engineering is a method of hacking in which attackers utilize personal or not-so-personal information to impersonate the rightful owner of an account. They call up the company in question and engineer a ‘reset’ of the account permissions that allow them to take over. The idea is to trick a company's employee into revealing passwords or critical information that may be used to compromise security.

While a holistic approach to security encompasses technology, process and people - the main focus of this chapter is on *“the people”*- this is the area of greatest impact. One can have the best technology and practices in place, however, if they are not used or followed appropriately, then other efforts will fall short of safeguarding an organization against security threats.

Social engineering in this context, emphasizes the apparent relationship between human social behavior and information technology and specifically. Human habits dictate and indicate the level of information security. This will be the basis of discussion of social engineering in this paper.