What is a Social Engineering?

Social Engineering is a form of techniques employed by cyber criminals designed to lure unsuspecting users into sending them their confidential data, infecting their computers with malware or opening links to infected sites. In addition hackers may try to exploit a user's lack of knowledge; thanks to the speed of technology, many consumers and employs don't realize the full value of personal data and are unsure how to best protect this information.


How Social Engineering works - and How to protect yourself

Almost every type of attack contains some kind of social engineering. The classic email"PHISHING"and
Virus seams,for example, are laden with social overtones. Phishing email sattempt to convince users they are in fact from legitimates sources,in the hopes of procuring even a small bit of personal or company data. Emails that contain virus filled attachments, meanwhile, often purport to be from trusted contacts or offer media content that seems innocuous such as "funny" or "cute" videos.