Knowledge Base for Penetration Testing
Social engineering is the technique by which an attacker can make a person do something that is not usually in their best interest. In this article, we will look at a few common ways Social Engineers try to manipulate you. Remember the Nigerian scammers sending you emails about the rich prince that needs your help? […]
In this lab you are going to perform social engineering activities using the Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET). “The Social-Engineer Toolkit is an open-source penetration testing framework designed for social engineering. SET has a number of custom attack vectors that allow you to make a believable attack quickly.” – https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit Note: A key selling point of many […]
Shoulder Surfing Shoulder surfing is a social engineering attack in which the attacker observes a target’s behavior without the target noticing. The target is typically at their computer or other device, and may be working with sensitive information or inputting their credentials into an authentication system. The attacker, who is behind the target, is able […]
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