What would you say if someone asked you point blank, “How do I break into your network?” You probably wouldn’t tell them, or you could vaguely tell them without really giving them the key.
The reality is you don’t need to be technically ‘hacker savvy’ to break into a network. A little social engineering, or convincing someone to give up information that they shouldn’t, is often the easiest technique to hack into a network. It often obliterates any technical defenses.
At the 2016 RSA Conference in San Francisco, I tried a little social engineered hacking myself. I wasn’t so subtle about it. Watch the video
