Beyond the firewall: How social engineers use psychology to compromise organizational cybersecurity

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. In the cybersecurity realm, these attacks are carried out to gain access and compromise systems, obtain valuable data, tarnish the company`s reputation, or execute a destructive action from someone else. Social engineering is used mostly to…