Cyber Safety · 45 sec
Social engineering (security)
A concept that can help you make safer digital choices.
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- The useful idea
In the context of information security, social engineering is the use of psychological pressure to influence people to perform actions or divulge confidential information.
- How it works
It has also been more broadly defined as "any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interests." A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information
- Why it matters
gathering, fraud, or system access, it differs from a traditional "con" in the sense that it is often one of many steps in a more complex fraud scheme.
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Use Social engineering (security) to recognize risk and choose the safer digital action.
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In the context of information security, social engineering is the use of psychological pressure to influence people to perform actions or divulge confidential information.