What is Social Engineering?

Social engineering is to get important information for computer security without permission. Social engineers easily get password or some important information.

Social engineers can get information from garbage if people just throw away the paper that is written computer information. And if people use slips on computer to keep password, they look at that and easily get personal information. Most people don’t know about technical word for computer, so if social engineer call and tell about technical things, people often trust him as technician, and then people easily tell their information that should not be shared.

In company, they call to company and pretend technician who solve problem for company. Then, they ask password. Another is that they pretend employees, and try to help desk or server administrator. Or, they pretend employees who forgot password. Social engineering uses old style and uses people’s weakness.

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