What is social engineering? (And four defense measures.)
What is social engineering? (And four defense measures.) In the context of IT security, social engineering is the manipulation of an employee to get them to divulge confidential information or mistakenly perform some action, usually involving the transfer of funds. Cyber criminals rely on people’s trust to get them to reveal passwords, account details, or […]
Social Engineering: Not All Hackers Target Technology
The nature of hacking is to take advantage of weak points and exploit them for some kind of profit. This is usually seen in flaws or vulnerabilities found within the code of a program or operating system, but these flaws can be psychological, too. Hackers are increasingly taking advantage of a concept known as “social […]