Tip #21/31 CYBERSECURITY AGAINST CYBER SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACK (Dumpster Diving)

DUMPSTER DIVING ATTACK

Is a malicious cyber tactic, cyber adversaries use to gather information and sensitive data from disposed digital storage devices like: hard drives, papers, pen drivers, compact disk, and memory cards, found in trash, garbage or refuse dumps.

To counter a dumpster diving attack, always drill through disposable hard drives and burn papers, pen drives, compact disk and SD cards.