Social Engineering 101

Kevin Mitnick knows that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

As a young fugitive hacker, he went to jail for breaking into computer networks, mostly by using his cunning and persuasion than his tech skills. He was an early master of the science of social engineering--manipulating people into doing what you want, such as giving out passwords and other information that unlocks sensitive information on networks.

For a good movie on the story of Kevin Mitnick then check out Track Down. A great movie.

Link:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9995253-83.html