Social Engineering Padlet by Bhawneet Singh https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au Made with wonder en-us 2021-11-19 00:07:33 UTC 2024-10-17 00:14:57 UTC hello@padlet.com How do cyber attackers leverage social engineering to go after a target? bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901303884 1. Scareware is malware that’s meant to scare you to take action — and take action fast.

2. Phishing is a case where a cybercriminal,  sends a message to a target to ask for some type of information or action that might help with a more significant crime.

3. Baiting is built on the premise of someone taking the bait, meaning dangling something desirable in front of a victim, and hoping they’ll bite. 

4. Spear phishing is a highly targeted type of phishing attack that focuses on a specific individual or organization.

5. Physical breaches are when a cybercriminal is in plain sight, physically posing as a legitimate source to steal confidential data or information from you.

]]> 2021-11-19 04:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901303884 Three articles where social engineering being used for a cyber attack - bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901312297 1) https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what-social-engineering-defining-and-avoiding-common-social-engineering-threats

2)https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/what-is-social-engineering

3)https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124681/what-is-social-engineering.html]]> 2021-11-19 04:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901312297 Three video links social engineering is used for a cyber attack - bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901313070 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bZ2aJv9ko

2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjZtlBvvjs

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bZ2aJv9ko




]]> 2021-11-19 04:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901313070 Ways to prevent attackers from leveraging social engineering for their own benefit :- bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901317275
  • Slow down. Spammers want you to act first and think later. If the message conveys a sense of urgency or uses high-pressure sales tactics be skeptical; never let their urgency influence your careful review.

  • Research the facts. Be suspicious of any unsolicited messages. If the email looks like it is from a company you use, do your own research. Use a search engine to go to the real company’s site, or a phone directory to find their phone number.

  • Don’t let a link be in control of where you land. Stay in control by finding the website yourself using a search engine to be sure you land where you intend to land. Hovering over links in the email will show the actual URL at the bottom, but a good fake can still steer you wrong.

  • Email hijacking is rampant. Hackers, spammers, and social engineers taking over control of people’s email accounts (and other communication accounts) have become rampant. Once they control an email account, they prey on the trust of the person’s contacts. downloading.

  • Beware of any download. If you don’t know the sender personally AND expect a file from them, downloading anything is a mistake.

  • Foreign offers are fake. If you receive an email from a foreign lottery or sweepstakes, money from an unknown relative, or requests to transfer funds from a foreign country for a share of the money it is guaranteed to be a scam.


    • ]]>     2021-11-19 04:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901317275     Ways when social engineering affects cybersecurity:- bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901354127 Social engineering is often the first step in malicious hacking. It often enables attackers to gain physical access to a target's devices and networks and facilitates the gathering and harvesting of credentials (such as username/password combos) for follow-on network-based attacks.

    Social engineering and the human element are common ways to gain access to a network, database, or building. Major cyber incidents have occurred as the result of an attacker gaining initial access via social engineering, usually by convincing an insider to unwittingly download or install a piece of malware that opens up the target network to the attacker (e.g., the theft of RSA SecureID tokens in 2011, false reports on Twitter causing the Dow to drop in 2013, the massive breach of personal information of up to 110 million Target customers in 2013).]]>     2021-11-19 04:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1901354127     Social Engineering and how it intertwines with technical aspects of Cyber-Attacks :- bhsi4982 https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1903163736 2021-11-20 02:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bhsi4982/ubwrcc28o51sh7au/wish/1903163736