Getting into conversations with strangers

In any social engineering attack, the social engineer wants the target to take action and either say something or do something. It could be as little as answering some questions or as much as giving a social engineer a tour of a restricted area in an organization. Elicitation occurs through simple conversations with people. Small conversations are held between strangers every day and thus people are not so much alarmed when strangers approach them and engage them in small talk. It could be at a queue in a store, a table in a restaurant, or during an event. There is a high chance of sparking a conversation with a target if prior research has been done about them to find out the places they frequently visit and things that they like doing in such places. There are three steps towards initiating a successful small talk with a stranger. These...