#socialengineering

SOCIAL ENGINEERING In the context of information security, #socialengineering is the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. It has also been defined as any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interests. => Social engineering will be one of the most prominent challenges of the upcoming decade. Having proficiency in social engineering will be increasingly important for #organizations and #countries, due to the impact on #geopolitics as well. "Social engineering raises the question of whether our decisions will be accurately informed if our primary information is engineered and biased" 👇🏽