Re: Social Engineering

[Joshua Shaffer <jbs3600 () gmail com>]

Both of these ideas require people to do their job, and follow policy
instructions correctly.

Clearly, this is too much to expect.

Perhaps, one could augment a knowledge repository system that could
require levels of authorization to retrieve an artifact out of it, and
automate the process of doing so; SVN with bureaucracy.

2006/1/4, coder <elite.coder () ntlworld com>:
> OK, Everyone seems to think that Social Engineering cant be solved with
> software, so
> I shall show you some of the ideas I have to defeat SE with software.
>
> Idea 1: A Directory site.
>
> The site will be used by companies to find out if Person X works at company
> Y.
> how will this work?
>
> Well, first an admin is nominated from the company (pref. someone who is
> "up" on security i.e. a sys admin)
> This admin will register the company with the site,
> Then he will register everyone in the company with the site
>
> If you want to view info in the site, you will have to use the un/pass sent
> when the admin registered you,
> to prevent terminated users staying on the server, en email is sent from the
> site every X days with a link
> (like the one securityfocus sends for you to finish your registration)
> if you do not reply to the email after X days, you are put into an MIA list
> (if someone searches for you, you will not be found...
> but you are not deleted either)
> when this happens the admin will receive an email asking why you haven't
> replied and if you should be deleted.
>
> if someone tries clicking on the link after the expiration time for a new
> link to be sent (or if you are deleted), nothing will happen..
> just incase the person who got canned tired to reactivate his/herself.
>
> I don't think I have covered all the bases here, but I will do more thinking
> later.
>
> =------------------------------------------------=
>
> Idea 2. Folder security information.
>
> In Mitnicks book he says it is a good idea to rate information by security
> priority.
>
> e.g. If its Priority 1, then you cant send it tom anyone... even if they
> work in the same company
> P2, you can send it to a verified person in the company
> etc...
>
> So I want to write a program then, when you open a folder on the file
> server, a message will pop-up saying:
>
> The info. in this folder is Priority X,
> this means you... blahablahblah..
>
> Again, I will work more on this idea... and I have the added bonus of
> testing it out where I work.
>
> =----------------------------------------------=
>
> So, let me know what you think, it would be interesting to hear if this
> ideas are silly.
>
> Regards,
>
> Davie Elliott
>
>
>
>
>
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