Social Engineering

Spear phishing is a targeted email attack that appears personalized and legitimate to an individual.

Pretexting is a social engineering attack where the attacker fabricates a scenario (or pretext) to manipulate the target into divulging personal information.

Social engineering is a method used to manipulate people into divulging confidential information, enabling unauthorized access, or deploying malware.

Social engineering is a tactic used by attackers to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise security. By exploiting human psychology, such as trust and urgency, rather than system vulnerabilities, social engineers can bypass traditional security measures. Recognizing these deceptive tactics and raising awareness is crucial to prevent data breaches and other damaging outcomes.

Social engineering penetration testing evaluates how susceptible an organization is to deception-based attacks targeting human vulnerabilities rather than technical systems. By simulating real-world social engineering tactics like phishing, pretexting, and physical infiltration, it assesses how well employees can detect and respond to such threats. This testing highlights the need for improved security training and protocols to protect sensitive information from...

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