The Psychological Fundamentals of Social Engineering

被引:1
|
作者
Schumacher, Stefan [1 ]
机构
[1] Magdeburger Inst Sicherheitsforschung, Denhardtstr 14, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany
来源
INFORMATION-WISSENSCHAFT UND PRAXIS | 2014年 / 65卷 / 4-5期
关键词
psychology; behaviour; security; deception;
D O I
10.1515/iwp-2014-0039
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Social Engineering is a strategy that rather attacks human behaviour than technical means. This article describes how social engineering works on a fundamental psychological level, based on psychological experiments and surveys. Examples, countermeasures and red flags are described. The intended audience are Security Officers and System administrators who want to understand how Social Engineering works and how security measures have to be designed to counter it.
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页码:215 / 230
页数:16
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