[ILUG] "Virus" scanning on Linux

[Josh Glover]

2008/6/12 Cian Davis <davisc at skynet.ie>:

> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>
>> But now I google for it I see it is in common use
>> among ILUG-like people for what oldsters like me call "con artists".
>
> And the people taken in by most of it are "retards"

I beg to differ, and would even go so far to say that if this is your
belief, you don't really understand what social engineering is.

See Bruce Schneier for examples of social engineering that most of us
on this list--myself included--would likely fall for:

http://www.google.com/search?q=social%20engineering%20site%3Aschneier.com

Especially:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/09/apec_conference.html
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/fascinating_soc.html
 + http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=34552

-- 
Cheers,
Josh