Social Forensication: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Successful Social Engineering - J.Gray - Hack in Paris - 2019

Explore a multidisciplinary approach to social engineering in this 43-minute conference talk from Hack in Paris. Delve into the concept of "Social Forensication," a two-pronged attack combining memory image collection for offsite offensive forensic analysis and a rogue Wi-Fi access point attack. Learn the steps to perform each attack, including required gear, planning, pretext building, and execution. Examine the basics of social engineering, principles of persuasion, and existing techniques before diving into the forensics attack and rogue AP attack specifics. Gain insights into using Volatility for memory analysis and understand the legal and ethical considerations of these attacks. Discover mitigations, detections, and defense strategies to protect against such social engineering attempts. Equip yourself with knowledge on both offensive and defensive aspects of this innovative social engineering approach.