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Comment on Contact by reasonablereporter

reasonablereporter — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:22:55 +0000

I know… that’s what I thought it meant too, until I waded into the world of cybercrime. “Social engineering” in that arena describes tinkering with human interaction to produce a desired outcome. I’m just a chick with a microphone… I report whatever it is the geeks are saying.

Comment on Contact by Dennis Myers

Dennis Myers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:59:29 +0000

Hi, Samantha–

Isn’t the name “social engineering” already taken?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(political_science)

Take care,
Dennis

Comment on Social Engineering: high tech crimes require low tech legwork. by Mo's Mom

Mo's Mom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:46:59 +0000

Thought provoking. We think we’re beyond all the lo-tech stuff; apparently not. (sigh)

Comment on Social Engineering: high tech crimes require low tech legwork. by Data Security Podcast Episode 76, Nov 92 2009 « Data Security Podcast

Data Security Podcast Episode 76, Nov 92 2009 « Data Security Podcast — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000

[...] From Our Take on The News: A MUST READ – Samantha writes at the ReasonableReporter.com about social engineering and how the technique is used in real life, and in the new movie Law Abiding [...]

Comment on Pulling the plug on radio by Dennis Myers

Dennis Myers — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:05:29 +0000

I agree with DJ’s comments about Ms. Stone’s fairness. I would add one more term– professional. I wish her well.

Comment on Pulling the plug on radio by DJ

DJ — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:56:07 +0000

The industry lost a good reporter yesterday at the end of the RR’s normal shift.
Having been subjected to her professional scrutiny and observed her ethics, I can only say what I told her and others many times. She is fair.
Not too many folks in the radio or television business that can earn that comment from non-kool-aid drinkers, not only in a major market, but in RR’s market as well.
Those who stand to gain from her new self imposed assignment are indeed lucky.

Comment on Pulling the plug on radio by ursi

ursi — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:12:43 +0000

Best wishes to you, RR.

Your post here reminds me of when I said good-bye to the print media business at the time mom and pop papers were getting gobbled up by dot.com punks and corporations and it became all about the “investors” and the “advertisers” instead of the real news.

Comment on Media bias? Maybe there’s a reason for it. by Greg Stielstra

Greg Stielstra — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:21:26 +0000

Every outlook on life produces biased reporting. No one is immune. It causes reporters to make blanket statements like, “It is simply a fact that Democrats and left-of-center political activists are more savvy at romancing the media, and seem to understand our professional imperatives better than their conservative counterparts.” without supporting evidence–even, and ironically, in articles addressing media bias. GS

Comment on Nevada GOP: Ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille by Marge F

Marge F — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:39 +0000

It is not only the media with whom the elected official refuse to interact. They neither have dialogue with nor listen to the citizens. Somehow when elected they became all-knowing supreme beings who need not seek the counsel of the lowly citizen. That attitude is prevalent regardless of party affiliation.

Comment on Do you all need your mouths washed out with soap? by Mo's Mom

Mo's Mom — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:08:21 +0000

Isn’t it interesting that we, who have survived the 60’s mostly sane, cannot allow that everyone doesn’t make the same choices as to kids or jobs or being marring or not or wahtever? We’ve (NOT) come a long way, baby.