DUMPSTER
PLUNGING
Dumpster
diving is a term that describes pawing through a target's garbage in search of
valuable information. The amount of information you can learn about a target is
astounding.
Most people
don't give much thought to what they're discarding at home: phone bills, credit
card statements, medical prescription bottles, bank statements, work-related
materials, and so much more.
THE HUMILIATED BOSS
Nobody thought anything about it when Harlan Fortis came to work
on Monday morning as usual at the County Highway Department, and said he'd left
home in a hurry and forgotten his badge. The security guard had seen Harlan coming in and going
out every weekday for the two years she had been working there. She had him
sign for a temporary employee's badge, gave it to him, and he went on his way.
It wasn't until two days later that all hell started breaking
loose. The story spread through the entire department like wildfire. Half the
people who heard it said it couldn't be true. Of the rest, nobody seemed to
know whether to laugh out loud or to feel sorry for the poor soul.
Late in the
morning of a pleasant autumn day, Peter Milton walked into the lobby of the
Denver regional offices of Honorable Auto Parts, a national parts wholesaler
for the automobile aftermarket. He waited at the reception desk while the young
lady signed in a visitor, gave driving directions to a caller, and dealt with
the UPS man, all more or less at the same time.
"So how
did you learn to do so many things at once?" Pete said when she had time
to help him. She smiled, obviously pleased he had noticed. He was from
Marketing in the Dallas office, he told her, and said that Mike Talbott from
Atlanta field sales was going to be meeting him. "We have a client to
visit together this afternoon," he explained. "I'll just wait here in
the lobby."
PREVENTING THE CON
From pawing
through your trash to duping a security guard or receptionist, social engineers can
physically invade your corporate space. But you'll be glad to hear that there
are preventive measures you can take.
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