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Social Engineering Still Best Way to Crack Security

Posted by michael on from the quelle-surprise dept.

binaryDigit writes "The Register has an amusing article about a study done in the UK where office workers were asked tricky questions like 'What is your password', and 75% of the respondents answered... They were also asked ethical questions, 'If you found a file with your coworkers salaries, would you look', 75% would, and 38% would pass the information around! Read on to be both amused (esp. the CEO) and scared."

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  1. Salaries? by coug_ · · Score: 2, Troll

    Aren't salaries in most UK businesses public?

  2. Re:Social Engineering ... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 0, Troll

    People Are Stupid

    So, um, B3ryllium, is that how come you have, like, a Number in your name, because you're not human?

    What's the weather like on Alpha Centauri, B-3?

    (BTW, I'm betting you ARE human, but the people you work with aren't so sure...)