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...