SECURITY ISSUE 05: Social Engineering

In the field of computer security, social engineering is a hacker-speak to trick people into revealing sensitive information that they won't normally reveal. It is generally a hacker's clever manipulation of the natural human tendency to trust, to be curious or even to be greedy.

- Never give out sensitive information (password, credit card number, bank acoount etc) to someone you don't know.
- Social engineers who will say anything to get induce you to give out private information. Do not fall for their lines.
- The primary defense against social engineering is to train users about security policies and ensure that they are followed.

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