Social Engineering

Alright everyone, I have some news for you. In the current day and age, with so many security protocols in effect and so many methods of thwarting a hacker, he has discovered a new best friend: "social-engineering." Social-engineering is anything that coerces someone into doing something you want them to, and in a hacker's context, opens up a gaping security hole. An example of this would be convincing an IT admin to click on a handcrafted link that leads them to a page that the hacker created, which may run a dirty script, exposing their computer to the hacker -- effectively bypassing all security measures. This is a huge deal and everyone who uses computers needs to get in the know. I've found this awesome site for reference, check it out in your free time: http://www.social-engineer.org/

Cheers, Max