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Featuring 12 papers as of Jul 20, 2008

Corporate Espionage 201: Shane W. Robinson; December 1, 2007; - download paper

Social Engineering: A Means To Violate A Computer System: Malcolm Allen; January 18, 2007; - download paper

Corporate Identity Fraud: Life-Cycle Management of Corporate Identity Assets: Bryan Fite; April 3, 2006; - download paper

The Inside Story: A Disgruntled Employee Gets His Revenge: Heather Kratt; February 10, 2005; - download paper

Psychology: A Precious Security Tool: Yves Lafrance; June 9, 2004; - download paper

Social Engineering: Aaron Dolan; April 8, 2004; - download paper

Understanding and Auditing: Chris Jones; March 3, 2004; - download paper

A Proactive Defence to Social Engineering: Wendy Arthurs; October 31, 2003; - download paper

The Enemy Within: A System Administrator's Look at Network Security: Lawrence Dubin; October 31, 2003; - download paper

A Multi-Level Defense Against Social Engineering: David Gragg; October 31, 2003; - download paper

The Threat of Social Engineering and Your Defense Against It: Radha Gulati; October 31, 2003; - download paper

Social Engineering Your Employees to Information Security: Martin Manjak; - download paper

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