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Social Engineering: The Fine Art of BS, Face to Face (Includes Video)
A confrontation with a facilities manager demonstrates social engineers' complete comfort dealing with (and manipulating) conflict
By Joan Goodchild, Senior Editor
"I just want to be clear that people are watching and I am getting calls," the facilities manager told Nickerson.
However, at that point, we had already collected enough information about the building to make any criminal's mouth water.
As we were heading out, we saw the manager on the generator, taking stock of its unlocked state.
"Hey you know what? I think we've already secured the building," Nickerson laughed. "See? Security assessments change facilities."
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