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Pen Testers Break Into Gov't Agency With Fake Social Media ID
itwbennett writes "Security experts used fake Facebook and LinkedIn profiles to penetrate the defenses of an (unnamed) U.S. government agency with a high level of cybersecurity awareness. The attack was part of a sanctioned penetration test performed in 2012 and its results were presented Wednesday at the RSA Europe security conference in Amsterdam. The testers built a credible online identity for a fictional woman named Emily Williams and used that identity to pose as a new hire at the targeted organization. The attackers managed to launch sophisticated attacks against the agency's employees, including an IT security manager who didn't even have a social media presence. Within the first 15 hours, Emily Williams had 60 Facebook connections and 55 LinkedIn connections with employees from the targeted organization and its contractors. After 24 hours she had 3 job offers from other companies."
Heh, Chinese spies. It's the Canadian ones that you have to watch out for. They look just like us but like bad beer and hockey.
You should not buy into this falsehood. Women are the most organized with many many groups that are female specific. Why else are more women graduating from college than guys? Why else can a woman marry, decide she's bored, leave, and still get paid by the guy until she marries again or gets a job? Why else does she get the kids by default which of course means the guy pays. 70% of women initiate divorce proceedings. I have a hard time believing 70% of guys are such assholes that they walk away leaving the woman having to file in order to marry again. And why else is there such a big push on Breast Cancer research when more guys die of Prostate Cancer than women (and men) of Breast Cancer.
It's amusing that women bought into the "I want to work" feminist movement only to find out it's 'work' and really not all that much fun. And now that they want to return to marrying a guy who will support her and the kids, he's hard to find. Because she also bought into the 'my body' philosophy so gives it away because sex is fun. Guys were raised to support a family. He works to make sure the wife and kids are safe and healthy so they can be successful adults. Now guys are looking around and seeing women with jobs "you go girl", owning houses (and making their own repairs), buying cars, and generally able to support themselves without a guy. And the ladies are wondering why they should marry if they can support themselves. And the guys are thinking the same thing. Why get married if I can get free sex, have all the money I earn to spend on myself, and not have to worry that she'll get bored and leave taking half of the stuff with her (and me have to pay her when she leaves) and take their kids making up lies to keep him away from them.
One of the best, and funniest quotes I've read:
"It's bizarre how some guys are in their twenties and have simply zero interest in women. They have literally nothing in common with them and no interest in them. The problem is that games and porn are entertaining, inexpensive, easily accessible, and reliable. Women can be entertaining, but they're expensive, inaccessible for most men, and from the male perspective, shockingly unreliable."
It might _look_ like the easiest setting. But don't be fooled.