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Thread ID: 135421 2013-10-31 20:30:00 When social engineering and cyber security meet.. Webdevguy (17166) PC World Chat
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1358385 2013-10-31 20:30:00 Some things just freak you out!
Fake social media ID duped security-aware IT guys
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Webdevguy (17166)
1358386 2013-10-31 20:41:00 Oh the blushes! :D R2x1 (4628)
1358387 2013-10-31 21:47:00 Brilliant. Agent_24 (57)
1358388 2013-11-01 02:09:00 "Security experts used fake Facebook and LinkedIn profiles pretending to represent a smart, attractive young woman to penetrate the defenses of a U.S. government agency with a high level of cybersecurity awareness ....."

Er.... no it hasn't...

"The experiment also shows that attractive women get special treatment in the male-dominated IT industry. The majority of individuals who went out of their way to help Emily Williams were men."

No kidding!! men do tend to think with their xxxxx sometimes.
pctek (84)
1358389 2013-11-01 02:24:00 "Security experts used fake Facebook and LinkedIn profiles pretending to represent a smart, attractive young woman to penetrate the defenses of a U.S. government agency with a high level of cybersecurity awareness ....."

Er.... no it hasn't...

"The experiment also shows that attractive women get special treatment in the male-dominated IT industry. The majority of individuals who went out of their way to help Emily Williams were men."

No kidding!! men do tend to think with their xxxxx sometimes.

That is not going to change anytime soon pctek :)
CliveM (6007)
1358390 2013-11-01 03:17:00 I was under the impression that men tended to think with their xxxxx all the time..? - or at least could be tempted to given the right sort of encouragement by a woman.. Webdevguy (17166)
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