It’s funny you mention the social engineering thing and use of a guide dog. I used a cane but still was able to walk in to the secret NSA facility on 2nd street and Folsom, walk around for about a half hour with one other person and we didn’t get caught until I opened up a cabinet attached to a large protocol analyzer and started hooking my laptop up to a console port.:) On a similar note, I used a CAPCHA excuse (CAPCHA with no audio challenge) to social engineer my way in to Palo Alto networks support system. By the time I was done instead of my own department my account had access to all the firewall notes and support tools for all of Fidelity Investments. Took me maybe 20 minutes and a more than helpful person on the other end. I suspected it was more than just me experiencing this, funny to see it mentioned here.
On Aug 3, 2016, at 8:33 AM, vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca wrote:
Unfortunately some of the tools are not accessible due to their graphic nature. If they were, I would have a lot of fun with my neighbours. For example, I would leave my Wi-Fi unsecured and have a good time taking over anyone's system that tried to use it.
I wouldn't do anything harmful, just have fun changing the desktop background, altering fonts etc.
Now another fun area is social engineering. When I took a security course, the instructor was often contracted by various organisations to see how far he could get. I told him that if he used a guide dog he would find that he would be able to get a lot further into the different companies. Often when going to a new place without even trying it is amazing where I would end up at times. These were places that visitors and guests would not normally get into.
Vic Pereira
Project Manager, Networks and End-Users Branch Shared Services Canada / Government of Canada vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tel: 204-781-5046
Gestionnaire de projet, Direction des réseaux et des utilisateurs finaux Services partagés Canada / Gouvernement du Canada vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tél: 204-781-5046
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Darragh Ó Héiligh Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 03:38 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Ethical hacking courses
Hello, I'm thinking of doing an ethical hacking course. I'm interested in if others on this list have attempted such a course, have the exams been accessible and what provider has been good in terms of good material. I know I'll have to find a certification path locally.
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