No, we are not warning you against hanging out with friends and family in the parking lot outside of a game. What we are warning you about is a form of social engineering attack called “tailgating” or “piggybacking.”
Tailgating, in this sense, means an attacker gains physical access to a building by following in a person who has legitimate access to the building usually through an entrance that is unattended or requires some sort of controlled access through a key card or code.
You might think to yourself, “I would never do that. Who would allow a stranger into a secured area?” The answer is quite a few of us would and it might actually feel awkward not to. ...read more!
