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Wikipedia: Social Engineering (security)
Article about the social engineering, or the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(computer_security)
Social Engineering Fundamentals, Part I: Hacker Tactics
SecurityFocus article about the psychological methods used by hackers to discover your passwords and other private information.
www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1527
The "Social Engineering" of Internet Fraud
Paper discussing social engineering's role in Internet fraud.
www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet/99/proceedings/3g/3g_2.htm
VIGILANTe - Internet Security Social Engineering
Features information about social engineering.
www.vigilante.com/inetsecurity/socialengineering.htm
SANS Institute: Social Engineering
Papers defining and discussing the causes and solutions of social engineering related security issues.
www.sans.org/rr/catindex.php?cat_id=51
Preventing Applet Based Social Engineering Attacks
Includes an example and brief descripition of how Java can be used for Social Engineering attacks.
www.ibiblio.org/javafaq/course/week5/15.5.html

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