Just a simple post this week, but you know what they say the best things come in the simplest of packages.
Like any good boy scout, you should always be prepared. So lets have a quick look at what we should have in our pockets and social engineering kit bag. The aim of this list is to provide a growing resource that can provide a reference point to many (in no particular order). If you feel something is missing, please feel free to drop me a mail with the details of the item, and the reason behind it.
- Your Brain – Its the most powerful tool you have. Planning and manoeuvrability.
- Lock Picks – You never know when you need to get past a lock.
- Pick Gun – When time is an issue.
- Super Mica Cards – When you don’t have a starbucks reward card handy.
- Cigarettes & Lighter- A smoker can be your best friend.
- Business Cards – Fake and Legit cards, they can be a real convincer.
- Metal coat hanger – Always handy to have some metal wire you can bend into handy shapes.
- Camera – Always handy to record video and take some photo’s.
- Pack of Cards – Everyone loves magic.
- Get out of Jail Letter – Real and Fake, for when things get tight.
- Mobile Phones – Its good to call, even better to drop and record.
- Access Point – Always handy to make a network drop for easy external access.
- Network Cables – Connecting the the network, and other creative things.
- Chewing Gum – For when you have to wait a while, and for sticking stuff.
- Gaffa Tape – Erm for sticking stuff.
- Computer – Handy to have your laptop, netbook, tablet handy for hacking and looking stuff up.
- String – You never know when you might need some string.
- ID Cards – An ID card helps you look official.
- Outfits – Its always a good idea to look the part and fit in.
- Condoms – You might need something inflatable, and who knows what else
- Mobile Jammer – Blocking phones, alarms, and anything else using mobile tech.
- Tools – Screwdrivers, spanners, grips, pliers etc. Oh and security torx bits.
- Dictaphone – Something for discreet recordings.
- Rubber Gloves – You never know when you need to put your hands somewhere nasty.
- Bags – For collecting and putting stuff in. Dumpster diving, etc.
- RFID Cloner – Cloning access badges and alike.
- USB Storage – Leave behinds, OS on a stick, Payloads, etc.
- Live CDs – Never know when you need to use a client machine and no USB support.
- Torch – Its dark sometimes.
- Pocket Knife – Handy for cutting stuff.
- Tripod – Mounting Cameras, antennas, lasers, etc.
- Paper and Pen – Making notes, leaving messages, paper aeroplanes.
- Sweets – Sweets are good if your bored, but also make a good bribe and rapport builder.
- Watch – Always handy to keep track of time on an engagement.
- Laser Pointer – Handy for point out something to a colleague, also for CCTV bypassing.
- Money – Buying stuff, bribes, etc
- Elastic Bands – Hold stuff together.
- Velcro – Stick stuff together.
- Earphones – Discreet listening.
- Scope / Binoculars – Remote viewing.
- Keylogger – USB and PS2 variety for logging those key strokes.
- Jasager (Hak5 Pineapple) – For getting all those clients talking to you.