%0 Journal Article
%T Hacked by Bits and Pieces: What Can We Learn from an Example of Corporate Espionage?
%A Jack Schafer
%A Marvin Karlins
%J Journal of Information Security
%P 224-231
%@ 2153-1242
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jis.2021.123012
%X Information security often involves the development and application of so</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">phisticated software to protect sensitive
information stored in corporate</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> computers. Yet, in this example of
corporate espionage, a clever person, a cellphone and some readily available
software were all it took to crack through one company¡¯s advanced security
barriers. By reading this article it is hoped that employees at all levels of
an organization¡¯s hierarchy will become more aware of¡ªand recognize¡ªhow: 1)
bits and pieces of seemingly harmless and easy-to-acquire information can be
used for sinister purposes; 2) building rapport and trust with a person can
make them more likely to become unknowing co-conspirators in a devious
undertaking; and 3) how one must be constantly alert not to give out information
without carefully considering the authenticity and justification of the source
requesting it.
%K Cyber Security
%K Hacking
%K Social Engineering
%K Scams
%K Corporate Espionage
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110423