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SAINTCON 2016 - Brent White & Tim Roberts - Forging Your Identity : Credibility Beyond Words
Experts Brent White and Tim Roberts share real-world social engineering tactics for infiltrating companies, showcasing the skills and knowledge needed to build a convincing fake identity.
- Forge an identity by learning about the company and creating a back story.
- Use fake letters of authorization to gain access to clients’ facilities.
- Employ social engineering techniques, such as acting as a contractor or a vendor, to gain access to secure areas.
- Use recon to gather information about a company’s security protocols and exploit vulnerabilities.
- Create a convincing disguise by using a clipboard, a hat, and a fake badge.
- Act as a “listening post” by sitting in a public area and gathering information from others.
- Use a fake phone call to gain access to a secure area.
- Practice persuasion skills and learn to adapt to situations.
- Use open-source intelligence to gather information about a company’s security policies and procedures.
- Employ “redirection” tactics to test security protocols and gain access to secure areas.
- Use a fake ID and backstory to gain access to a company’s facilities.
- Learn to recognize warning signs and indicators of suspicious activity.
- Use a fake letter of authorization to gain access to a company’s data center.
- Employ “cold calling” tactics, such as knocking on doors and introducing yourself as a vendor or contractor.