Hacked by Bits and Pieces: What Can We Learn from an Example of Corporate Espionage?

Jack Schafer, M. Karlins
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Abstract

Information security often involves the development and application of sophisticated software to protect sensitive information stored in corporate computers. Yet, in this example of corporate espionage, a clever person, a cellphone and some readily available software were all it took to crack through one company’s advanced security barriers. By reading this article it is hoped that employees at all levels of an organization’s hierarchy will become more aware of—and recognize—how: 1) bits and pieces of seemingly harmless and easy-to-acquire information can be used for sinister purposes; 2) building rapport and trust with a person can make them more likely to become unknowing co-conspirators in a devious undertaking; and 3) how one must be constantly alert not to give out information without carefully considering the authenticity and justification of the source requesting it.
零零碎碎的黑客攻击:我们能从一个企业间谍的例子中学到什么?
信息安全通常涉及复杂软件的开发和应用,以保护存储在公司计算机中的敏感信息。然而,在这个企业间谍的例子中,一个聪明的人、一部手机和一些现成的软件就足以突破一家公司的高级安全屏障。通过阅读这篇文章,希望组织层级的所有级别的员工都能更加意识到——并认识到——如何:1)看似无害且易于获取的信息可能被用于险恶目的;2) 与一个人建立融洽的关系和信任会使他们更有可能在不知情的情况下成为狡猾的同谋;以及3)人们必须时刻保持警惕,不要在没有仔细考虑请求信息来源的真实性和正当性的情况下泄露信息。
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