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*Social engineering is the art of getting information in a sociably likable manner. Famous hackers have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones. | *Social engineering is the art of getting information in a sociably likable manner. Famous hackers<ref>http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9995253-83.html</ref> have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones. | ||
*It requires basic netiquette and some time invested in socialising around, helping in small ways until others acknowledge you. | *It requires basic netiquette in asking questions<ref>http://catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html</ref> and some time invested in socialising around, helping in small ways until others acknowledge you. | ||
*You can show a strong but natural identity that spurs others interests such as about your country and values that are welcoming to other cultures. | *You can show a strong but natural identity that spurs others interests such as about your country and values that are welcoming to other cultures. | ||
*One secret is to be yourself and not be too shy in making friends. | *One secret is to be yourself and not be too shy in making friends. | ||
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*Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity. | *Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity. | ||
*Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings. | *Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings. | ||
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Social Engineering
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
- Social engineering is the art of getting information in a sociably likable manner. Famous hackers[1] have used it for bad reasons. But we need it for good ones.
- It requires basic netiquette in asking questions[2] and some time invested in socialising around, helping in small ways until others acknowledge you.
- You can show a strong but natural identity that spurs others interests such as about your country and values that are welcoming to other cultures.
- One secret is to be yourself and not be too shy in making friends.
- You can use common phrases such as "Hello, I am from ..." and "IMHO - in my humble opinion" or "This are my 2 cents" when commenting on a topic.
- Humility and friendliness and willingness to help can make you popular and draw people to help you back.
Assignment Tasks
- Research for advice on this in the Internet.
- Try to socialise through the IRC chatroom, others blogs of the same site you suscribed to, and forums.
- Post something authentic and nice in other talk pages.
- Get friends to commend you back in your talk pages.
- What is the international language used in the Internet? What has the trend been and will be?
Activities
- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
References
Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Notable Links to Resources
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)