Social engineering: Definition, examples, and techniques

What is social engineering? Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems, or data. For example, instead of trying to find a software vulnerability, a social engineer might call an employee and pose as an IT support person, trying to trick the employee into divulging his password. [ Learn what makes these 6 social engineering techniques so effective. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here
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