Preventing Social Engineering in Ubiquitous Environment

This paper provides analysis of the possible impacts of social engineering in ubiquitous environment and the ways of preventing it. The main goal of this paper is to emphasize the possible danger of impact of social engineering in ubiquitous computing, and importance of establishing not only technical, but also non-technical mechanisms for preventing it. The paper describes how to ensure security and privacy protection in terms of user own responsibility and the use of proper policy and legislation mechanisms.