So the past couple of weeks I received the typical vendor call where they ask if you're the person responsible for xyz and if you can answer some questions. You know how they put you down on a list to call back because this guy is looking to buy servers in 2nd quarter of next year...
So I answer the questions vaguely and then I just ask them to send me an email if it's sales related.
With so much social engineering going on, do you answer them? Do you tell them that you're a dell or hp shop? your storage or switches brand? Or the isp competition selling you their services and inquiring about what you currently have now?
To me it just seems like any of those calls could be some guy or a team of cyber criminals trying to get information on our network in attempts to then try something.
Am I being paranoid? I know that nowadays you just have...