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    Medieval castles were besieged with many frightening weapons in the attempt to breach their walls ? these included the trebuchet, battering rams, siege towers, tunnels - anything to gain access to a castle. Defenders, meanwhile, had a few tricks of their own. I?m not exactly sure what those were, but I do have an idea what some modern-day defenders are doing. The following is some interesting reading I've lately been pointed towards.

    "It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on."?Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    The Dark Art of Social Engineering By Duane Laflotte Social Engineers Are High-Tech Con Artists It's All About Control A Social Engineer's Biggest Asset Is Knowledge Defense Against the Dark Arts If hacking were black magic, social engineering would be one of the darkest arts of all. Sit back, relax, and let Cyberspace Samurai Duane LaFlotte tell you a tale of social control and manipulation. I'm here to teach you what social engineers do when trying to manipulate the human element of a system. Only when you understand that will you know exactly how to defend yourself and your company. As a good friend of mine once said, "It's all about control. Read the whole thing here: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=417272

    A Ruse by Any Other Name Protect yourself against the devious tricks that some folks in the business employ (whether they'll admit to it or not) Read the whole thing here: http://www.darwinmag.com/read/060101/defense_sidebar_1.html

    Defense Against the Dark Arts Read the whole thing here: http://www.darwinmag.com/read/060101/defense.html

    ?Hence it is that which none in the whole army are more intimate relations to be maintained than with spies. None should be more liberally rewarded. In no other business should greater secrecy be preserved.? ~ Sun Tzu Ch. XIII ~ The Use of Spies

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    • 1 point 4 years ago

      Yeah, I know, while reading some of it I thought to myself... "Oh, my goodness, they have NO idea..."

    • 1 point 4 years ago

      This is my favorite part:

      (How to protect your company) "...check with your human resources department for a list of legitimate headhunters. "

      Hi Larry - Us.

      Great Article Maureen, Social Engineering AND Art of War in the same post!

    • 1 point 4 years ago

      Great post! These articles do a wonderful job supporting the fact that good recruiters/sourcers are worth their weight in GOLD!!!