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Beyond the firewall: How social engineers use psychology to compromise organizational cybersecurity
By Tripwire Guest Authors on Mon, 05/15/2023
A Social engineering attack is the process of exploiting weaknesses in human psychology to manipulate and persuade others to perform in a way that is harmful. Prior to the digital age, criminals would carry out these attacks in person, in what was known as a confidence game. The perpetrators were referred to a “con men”, regardless of their gender....