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What do you know about social engineering?

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Question added by Mahmoud MohamedAhmed Hamid Ali , Technical Support Specialist , Nile River State Information Center
Date Posted: 2014/11/20
Moltot Abate
by Moltot Abate , Data maneger , Ultimo ICT Solution

Social engineering, in the context of information security, refers to psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.The term "social engineering" as an act of psychological manipulation is also associated with the social sciences, but its usage has caught on among computer and information security professionals.E.g.The most common type of social engineering happens over the phone.

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