in reply to Security: Technology vs Social Engineering

One of my last jobs was working for for a sub of a big health care company as a sr. unix admin / security admin. I had an interview with the CIO set for Tuesday at 4:00pm. I called the CIO on the Friday before and told him I was Mike Hammer with EDS, and that the corprate CIO had asked us to finish the security audit we had started erlier in the year. I got a meeting set up with him at 2:30pm on Tuesday to go over the questions. I showed up at 2:30 and proceded to gleen info about his systems and network (firewall type/os/verions, os types and versions used, externally exposed boxen, fireweall rules). I walked out of his office at 3:30 and went back to the receptoinist area and waited for my 4:00pm interview. The look on his face was priceless.=)

-Waswas
  • Comment on Re: Security: Technology vs Social Engineering

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: Security: Technology vs Social Engineering
by phydeauxarff (Priest) on Jul 24, 2003 at 02:15 UTC
    oh man...you have to continue this soap opera...did Lora sleep with Jim? Did Matt wake up from his coma?

    Don't leave us hanging until next season...what happened at that 4p interview????? the Monks want to know....

    ;-)

      Wish it was a soap opera, I know more about HCFA/HIPAA Information Security guidlines than I ever care to admit. Where are those frontal lobe lobotomys when you need them. =/

      -Waswas
        I wouldn't like to be forced to do things I didn't chose for a price I didn't proposed...

        Security needs a cautious attitude, I think.