Case studies are illustrations of social engineering in the field. Case study four will begin to prove to you the effectiveness of social engineering and examples on how it can be used. Using what you have learned in the assigned reading, The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin Mitnick – page 36, please explain the pertinent details of the case study. In the submission, describe the 8 components of the Case Study to understand the makeup of a social engineering activity.
Case studies will require completing the reading assignment for the week and documenting the following:
- Target – From whom is the Social Engineer trying to get information?
- Analyst/Auditor/Attacker – Who is the social engineer?
- Motivation – Why is the social engineer interested in this information?
- Goal – What information or access is the social engineer trying to obtain?
- Pretext – What pretext is the social engineer using?
- Tactics – What tactics are social engineers leveraging in this scenario?
- Risk – What risks exist to the social engineer?
- Ethical Considerations – What considerations are there for moral or ethical issues? Is there a conflict or potential conflict? Why or why not?
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