Information technology social engineering: an academic definition and study of social engineering - analyzing the human firewall
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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) contains two focuses. The focus on Electrical Engineering teaches students in the fields of control systems, electromagnetics and non-destructive evaluation, microelectronics, electric power & energy systems, and the like. The Computer Engineering focus teaches in the fields of software systems, embedded systems, networking, information security, computer architecture, etc.
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The Department of Electrical Engineering was formed in 1909 from the division of the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering. In 1985 its name changed to Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. In 1995 it became the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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1909-present
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (1909-1985)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (1985-1995)
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- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering (predecessor)
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People have knowledge and people control knowledge, whether through a computer, papers or memory, people are ultimately in charge and people are a hole in security. In order to fully understand security, people must be understood, specifically people's relationship with information technology networks. The most common attack against people on information technology networks is called `social engineering.' When social engineering is explored many psychological concepts arise including Neuro-Linguistic Programming and even historical parallels with the Nazi government. Exploring these ideas with the slant of information technology networks helps define and organize the problem of social engineering. If the problem of social engineering across information technology networks can be understood, eventually solutions can exist, which increase the security of knowledge and eliminate the hole people create.