Social engineering refers to attacks that use deception and manipulation to trick individuals into taking actions that are against their best interests. Nearly every successful attack has one thing in common: the targets don’t know they’re being scammed.
Attackers accomplish this by exploiting natural human tendencies and emotions. They use well-established principles of persuasion to trick people into revealing information or performing a dangerous action. Let’s review a few common principles social engineers live by that they don’t want you to know about.
Learn more by reading the February Cybersecurity Highlight.
