Use a cellphone? everyone knows your name
Some people think and even say out loud that I am paranoid.
Of course as a security specialist I am professionally
paranoid but even the average person on the street is now learning that you can
never be paranoid enough.
You may not have seen the reports on TV yet but you will
soon ? your cell phone records of incoming and outgoing calls are all a matter
of public record available online for about $100.
This should be particularly scary for those who are trying
to hide from domestic violence, celebrities, or executives who will now find
that all their private contacts are well known and will probably be posted on
the Web in one Blog or another.
But it is also a major concern for anyone in IT management
or security because of the massive potential for social engineering.
Who would question a call to a very private cell phone
number which you think is only known to company executives or the help desk?