Social Engineering for Covert Access Assignments | Dorota Kozlowska
Examines social Engineering for Covert Access Assignments | Dorota Kozlowska and evaluates key implications for security practitioners.
Summary
Overview: Dorota Kozlowska presents at Wild West Hackin' Fest Deadwood on social engineering techniques for covert access assignments, covering rapport-building and elicitation methods.
Key Topics: Social engineering as manipulation without technical exploitation; business email compromise case studies; ransomware via phishing; building positive rapport; and elicitation techniques for information gathering.
Technical Details: Kozlowska walks through Barbara Corcoran's BEC loss via lookalike email spoofing and the Cabarrus County 2018 ransomware incident via phishing, then teaches rapport-building through shared interests and open-source intelligence on targets.
Takeaways: Covert access assignments rely on human manipulation skills, not just technical exploitation. Practitioners must master rapport, elicitation, and pretext development while maintaining ethical boundaries.
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