Social Engineering - The Real E-Terrorism?
One evening, during the graveyard shift, an AOL technical support operator took a call from a hacker. During the hour long conversation the hacker mentioned he had a car for sale. The technical support operator expressed an interest so the hacker sent him an e-mail with a photo of the car attached. When the operator opened the attachment it created a back door that opened a connection out of AOL's network, through the firewall, allowing the hacker full access to the entire internal network of AOL with very little effort on the hacker's part.The above is a true story and it is an excellent example of one of the biggest threats to an organisation's security - social engineering. It has been described as people hacking and it generally means persuading someone inside a company to volunteer information or assistance.Examples of techniques employed by hackers include:
- Unobtrusively observing over your shoulder as you key in your password or PIN.
- Calling helpdesks with questions or being overly friendly
- Pretending to be someone in authority.
- Make sure that all staff, especially non-IT staff, are aware of the risk of social engineering and what to do in the event of such an attack.
- Conduct regular security awareness training so that all staff are kept up to date with security related issues.
- Implement a formal incident reporting mechanism for all security related incidents to ensure there is a rapid response to any breaches.
- Ensure that the company has security policies and procedures in place, that all staff are aware of them and that they are followed.
- Put an information classification system in place to protect sensitive information.
Online Custom T Shirt Shop by T-ShirtKing.Com Directly Connects Screenprinters and Potential Customers
In response to a growing demand from screen printers and customers for various quantities of custom t-shirts, T-ShirtKing.com created its custom t-shirt site www.CustomT-Shirts.info.
Launched in May, the site is already a success, matching up small and large quantity buyers and screen printers for the best possible product at the lowest possible price. The site functions as a reverse auction.
Buyers post the quantity and types of shirts they need, and screen printers bid to get the job. The reverse auction is especially effective for people who need large quantities or have special needs.For any quantity of custom t-shirts, buyers post their jobs on the site, screen printers can then bid on the job.
The customer can communicate between manufacturers using the site's messaging system and when ready, the customer can pick the best bid from a manufacturer that they feel comfortable with. Once the manufacturer...
Online Custom T Shirt Shop by T-ShirtKing.Com Directly Connects Screenprinters and Potential Customers
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How an Entrepreneur Cut His Electricity Bills by $1750 a month with a $200 Product in 1 minute
Copyright 2006 Martin Pavion
Chris Johns is the founder of SupportSave ? a US company based in the Philippines.
They offer business outsourcing to companies worldwide.
His office may comprise of 200 employees for 8-10 hours a day.
His electricity bills have been terrifying!
"In Manila the humidity means that we need to provide air conditioning at all times.
We must keep the working environment comfortable so that our staff can be effective but it was always a worry when our monthly electricity bills arrived at the end of the
month."
Chris has been spending over $5,500 every month on his power costs.
Each member of staff works in front of a computer, over 70 air conditions may work at one time and printers, photocopiers and faxes are constantly being pushed to capacity.
Since February however Chris tested the Power Saver 7 to see if it really could cut down his costs.
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Bult2Go Enables Thousands of Businesses
Gainesville, FL (ContentDesk) October 4, 2005 -- Built2Go.com (http://www.built2go.com), a new membership based turnkey website provider, announced today that it has released its new line of pre-made turnkey website templates and scripts, available to members of its site. The site, which provides fully developed templates and scripts designed for online businesses and websites, is owned by Florida based Big Resources Incorporated, the developer of the largest template library in the world. "Built2Go provides an in demand service of beautifully designed website templates with the functionality of fully developed PHP scripts that are ready to install," said Mark Greenberg, Big Resources, Inc. Marketing Director. Built2Go has experienced phenomenal growth since its launch in early September, receiving approximately 10,000 unique visitors daily.
"Unlike most website scripts, Built2Go equips users with materials to establish their business, not just start their website. We provide...
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The Punta Cana Airport
Punta Cana's airport is not only a welcoming structure to visitors arriving on the island, but also an environmentally-friendly building that gives back to the island's environment.
As the flight reaches the Dominican Republic, one cannot miss the thatched roof and the open air design of the Punta Cana International Airport. The airport was designed to both welcome visitors, and be environmentally responsible, using native design and materials.
There is a modern new air-conditioned terminal for passenger arrivals.
Upon arriving at the Punta Cana airport, each passenger is required to purchase a $10.00 tourist card before entering customs. After retrieving luggage and clearing customs, passengers are usually greeted by their tour company representative and directed to board the correct bus for transfer to their resort. The Department of Migration photographs United States citizens who enter the Dominican Republic with birth certificates and photo identification....
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