The goal of a social engineer is to carefully create a condition of “false trust,” where an individual reveals information or otherwise takes an action that leads to a security breach. While social engineering can involve the use of malware and ransomware, that is not the focus. The focus is exploiting the natural behavior of human beings. In many ways, that “false trust” condition is the result of what you could call a “reality distortion effect.” In fact, some social engineers refer to the practice of manipulating a person as putting that person “in the zone.”
When a human being is distracted, or otherwise not paying sufficient attention, it is possible for attackers to succeed. The goals of a social engineer are to get you to:
Watch the videos below to learn actionable tips you can take to prevent and protect yourself from a social engineering attack.
We’ve all heard about social engineering in one way or another. In this video, we’ll do a deep dive into what social engineering is and talk about the 12 ways you can protect yourself against it.
From teaching internet basics to verifying requests, training your users is an effective way to avoid disasters. In this video, we’ll teach you four ways to train your end users to avoid social engineering.
Social engineers put in the work to stay ahead of us as IT pros and end users, and it’s up to us to build a proper line of defense. In this video, you’ll learn three actionable tips you can implement to prevent social engineering attacks.
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