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I thank my parents Marjorie and I. B. Simon, who I wish were here on earth to enjoy my success as a writer. I also thank my daughter, Victoria. When I am with her I realize how much I admire, respect, and take pride in who she is.

index

A

access

changing global rights

lockout

necessity of control

terminating employee.

wireless access points

account

authorization of new

disabling

expiration

guest

privileged

temporary

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANet)

airports, security at

ANI (automatic number identification)

antivirus software

keeping current

policies regarding.

spyware and

appearance, judging by

ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network)

attack

brute force

dictionary

direct

identity theft

incidence of

attack, social engineering

credit card numbers, obtaining

customer information. obtaining

cycle of

from employees

by employment agency

on entry-level employee

on financial institutions

identification of.

Internet scam case studies

law enforcement procedures, learning about

methods, common

new employee as target of

success rate of

targets, common

unlisted phone numbers, obtaining.

vulnerability to

warning signs of

auditing

erasing trail

log.

authentication

devices, necessity of

for remote access

of software

two-factor

authority

challenging

tendency to comply with

using for intimidation

authorization, procedures

automatic number identification (ANI)

awareness program. See also training

B

backdoors

background checks

backup media.

badge

design

electronic ID.

policy on

recovery from departing employee

security

temporary

visitor

banks

accessing information from.

internal security code use

black bag job

bribes

brute force attack

bulletin board, company

business cards, phony

C

cable and pair number

callback

call blocking

caller ID,

callers, verification of

call forwarding

call trace feature

candy security

cell phone case study

charts, organizational

checks, bounced

class-action suit case study

Cleaner, The

cleaning crews, security training of

clearlogs program

CNA (Customer Name and Address) bureau

codes, security

college records, as target

command shell, remote access to

computer administration policies

computer operations policies

confidence (con) man

Confidential data classification.

consistency

console terminal

contractor, accounts for

corporate directory, as target of social engineers

cost center number

courtesy phones

cracking tools

credibility, gaining

credit card numbers

CreditChex case study

criminal history record

Customer Name and Address (CNA) bureau

customers

information on, obtaining.

protecting

D

data classification

Confidential

Internal

policy

Private

Public

terminology

dead drop

deception

social engineering use of

terrorists and

trust as key to

defense in depth

deleting files

deniability, plausible

deny terminate telephone service

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), obtaining information from

detention center case study

dictionary attack

digital certificate, Web site

direct connect telephone service

directory

company directory as target

on-line

Test Number Directory

DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), obtaining information from

drivers license

dual-homed host

dumb terminal

dumpsterdiving

E

eavesdropping, on radio frequencies

eBay

e-commerce

email

address, disclosure of

attachment

dead drop

digitally signed

drops in foreign country

generic addresses

links in

usage policy

employee

admitting an off-site

attacks from current or former

background checks

departing, procedures for

disgruntled

entry-level, attacks on

new employee as attack target

private information