Wanted: Spoofy Steve (National Cyber Security Awareness Month)
Posted in: Information Security
Description: Wrapped in ancient layers of digital cloth, Spoofy Steve hides his scammy intentions from all but the most insightful of employees. Using well-honed social-engineering skills he pretends to be someone else like a co-worker or supervisor, long lost friend, or an emissary from a foreign land in an effort to trick you into sharing sensitive information (or buying gift cards).
Targets: Everyone! But he loves social media users that post too much personal information online.
Monster’s Weaknesses: Users that confirm information before acting on it, high humidity
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