Dossier
Ent
Coverage of Ent in the Nexus archive.
- To gain root access at this company, all an intruder had to do was ask nicely
A penetration tester was able to gain root access to a company's network by simply asking for it, highlighting the company's security vulnerabilities. The tester, Brandon Dixon, shared two stories of social engineering, including one where he pretended to be a head of security and another where competitors extracted information from a pharmaceutical company. These stories demonstrate the importance of robust security measures.