The tips for information gathering are as follows:
- Always remember—amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.
- Social engineering happens when a hacker uses manipulation, influence, or deception to get another person to release information or to perform some sort of action that benefits them. Essentially, it just comes down to tricking people into breaking normal security procedures such as divulging a password.
- Make sure to shred paper that contains valuable information.
- Make sure to use document classification in your network.
- Make sure you have a privacy shield on your laptop screen.
- Always use a VPN when you connect to public Wi-Fi.
