what is social engineering?
in computer security
in computer security
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Social Engineering is just a non-technical kind of intrusion that relies on human interaction and often involves tricking people into breaking normal security procedures.
Social engineering tactics are used by many:-
- virus writers to persuade people to run malware-laden email attachments
- phishers to convince people to divulge sensitive information
- scareware vendors to frighten people into running software that is useless at best and dangerous at worst.
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it is typically trickery or deception for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or computer system access