Social Engineering

Definition:  Getting a responsible human to do what you want to the computer.

Difficulty Rating:  Suprisingly easy
 

Methods:

    Idea:  Watch someone type in their password.  Then use that password.
    Problem:  None.

    Idea:  Call them and ask for their password.
    Problem:  Sometimes they say no.

    Idea:  Send email to NSI.  Get them to change the IP address of an important server.
    Problem:  Only most machines are set up this way.  The best sites are not (except AOL).

    Idea:  Write a Java applet that asks for their password when they access your site.
    Problem:  The dialog box has a warning on the title bar.
                    AOL says it will never ask for a password, and some people believe it.
                    Only idiots are fooled, and they don't control the best sites.