The Cybersafe Second

Commemorating National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)

October 07, 2020

Q&A #2

Q: What is social engineering?

A: Social engineering is an approach cyber attackers frequently use in which they deceive victims in order to convince them to break standard security procedures.

This non-technical strategy relies heavily on human interaction.

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