Even the best security on a system is still susceptible to social engineering.
Sometimes these attacks are considered a type of social engineering.
"The court was doing a little social engineering," he said.
There may be demand for some of your other skills, such as what we now call social engineering.
But his experiences in social engineering were limited, and he didn't know if it was a good idea.
While social engineering can be carried out by any organization.
"It's not the kind of social engineering you normally want to get involved in," he said.
But social engineering, like war, has a long history of producing results very different from those expected.
When public information just won't do, a bit of social engineering can sometimes supply an answer.
"I don't think we should get into social engineering and that's what they do," he said.