Re: Pen-Test and Social Engineering

["Francisco Pecorella" <fpecor () cantv net>]

Hello,

Of course, many of the pentesters perform social engineering in order to
identify weakness in organizations.

When pentesters write reports of findings suggest in many cases that the
employees of the organization attacked (ethically) assist to awarness
courses to reduce the effects of the Social Engineering.

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Regards,
FP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <burzella () inwind it>
To: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:03 AM
Subject: Pen-Test and Social Engineering


> Hi
> In yuor opinion, can a Social Engineering test be considered part of a 
> Pen-Test?
>
> Thanks
>
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