I'm Interested, But In You

Social engineering is a disturbing aspect of overall security threat analysis because it is the human element that is least in our control. Security and psychology -- once again -- go hand in hand.Roughly two years ago I wrote about a personal experience that exemplifies how salespeople can try to manipulate you using body language, bringing us to a subject close to hackers' hearts: social engineering.

Communication and manipulation are constructed of the same basic tools in our repertoire. In my experience, what changes are the following two aspects: