I just received this article which shows how easy it can be to trick
your way into a building and start to unravel its secrets:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/14/236038/how-social-engineering-cracked-a-ftse-company.htm
or shorter: http://bit.ly/3Ju1j
It's pretty basic stuff, but we all need to be aware of the basics.
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