Understanding Social Engineering: Hacking humans

Social Engineering is the art of psychological manipulation to get victims to perform actions beneficial to hackers.

Common Forms

• Phishing: Sending fake emails.
• Pretexting: Creating a fake scenario (e.g., IT staff needs to check machine) to get info.
• Baiting: Using bait (lost USB, hot movie download link) to infect malware.

The best prevention is to always keep a "cool head" and verify all unusual requests.