Social Engineering And Attacks !

Social engineering is the tactic of manipulating, influencing, or deceiving a victim in order to gain control over a computer system, or to steal personal and financial information.

It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.



Types of social Engineering attacks

·       Baiting: Attack where a scammer uses a false promise to lure a victim into trap

·       Scareware: Technique that aims to scare the victim into believing that they have a virus on their device

·       Pretexting: Technique that manipulates victim into divulging information

·       Phishing: Technique to trick users into doing something dangerous

    Phishing is the most common type of Social Engineering Attacks

Concepts of social engineering

Social engineering heavily relies on the 5 principles established by Robert Cialdini, a behavioral psychologist and the author of INFLUENCE: The psychology of persuasion. Those 5 key principles are-RECIPROCITY, COMMITMENT AND CONSISTENCY, SOCIAL PROOF, AUTHORITY, LIKING AND SCARCITY.

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