Social Engineering

Here are some sites I found useful on Social Engineering:

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/social-engineering

   · This is a great site that provides the definition of Social Engineering.

http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/engineering/social-engineering-means-violate-computer-system_529

  · This is a link to an article about Social Engineering.  It defines it, talks about the human behaviour behind it, and talks about the techniques that individuals use to steal your information.  A good read.

http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/engineering/multi-level-defense-social-engineering_920

        ·  This is another article that explains Social Engineering.  It explains what it is, why it is  successful, and defines a multi-level defense!