Social engineering is generally used for various malicious activities accomplished by human interactions. It uses the technique of psychological manipulation to trick users from making security mistakes or even giving away sensitive information.
Social engineering intends to divulge information or take action through technology. The fundamental purpose behind social engineering is to take benefit of a victim’s natural propensities and emotional reactions.
Social engineering attacks often happen in more than one step. The culprit or hacker at first investigates the intended victim. It is done to collect the required background information. Like possible points of entry and puny security protocols to proceed with the attack further. After this, the culprit makes another move to achieve the victim’s trust and give stimuli for following actions, which often break security practices, like revealing complex information or providing access to some critical resources.
Types of Social Engineering Techniques:
There are different types of social engineering. All these attacks occur everywhere where human interactions take place. Following mentioned below are the most common types of social engineering attacks:
