Social engineering: The use of psychological manipulation and deception to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise the security of a network or system. It is commonly used by hackers to gain access to sensitive data or systems. Examples of social engineering include phishing scams, pretexting, and baiting.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D4: Cloud Application Security | CISM D4: Incident Management | CISSP D6: Security Assessment and Testing | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D1: Security Concepts and Practices
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