This information comes from a source I know, but who will remain anonymous. Concerning Richart Boylan he says this:
“I've had a few "off list" discussions with him Boylan) & either different people are responding or he can’t remember what he says sometimes. He contradicts himself almost consistently and I wonder why no one else catches on? Those "handlers" that I mentioned, are those so called "white hats" that provide him with info.” …”So it all seems to come from the same source within the military intelligentsia.”
In the internet slang, the hackers working in security or ethical hackers are called”white hats”. The penetration on systems to test security is one of the white hats job but it’s known that these professionals are also into the practice of Social engineering.
Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information, rather than by breaking in or using technical cracking techniques. While similar to a confidential trick or simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery or deception for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or computer system access; in most cases the attacker never comes face-to-face with the victim.
In the United Kingdom, social engineering using impersonation (e.g. to gain information over the phone, or to gate-crash an event) is known informally as blagging. In addition to criminal purposes, social engineering has also been employed by debt collectors, private investigators, bounty hunters and tabloid journalists. (Consider also the possibilities of Social Engineering in Intelligence work.)
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