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How to avoid social engineering attacks

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Social engineering is a method of obtaining confidential information by psychologically manipulating or deceiving people to pursue a certain course of action. It is a popular tactic among hackers as it is easier to exploit human psychology rather than hacking a network or looking for security vulnerabilities. The following are the most common forms of digital social engineering assaults: Phishing Phishing is by far the most common form of social engineering attack. This method uses deceptive emails and websites to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details. Spear Phishing Spear phishing is an email… [Continue Reading]

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