Case studies are illustrations of social engineering in the field.
Case study two 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 – pages 140 -146, 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?
Your case study must be two pages, double spaced, with no title page or reference page.
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