{"id":6016,"date":"2020-12-16T15:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T13:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/?p=6016"},"modified":"2020-12-16T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T13:47:04","slug":"social-engineering-attack-surface-a-tech-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tekmart.co.za\/t-blog\/social-engineering-attack-surface-a-tech-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"social engineering attack surface-a tech definition"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The social engineering attack surface is the totality of an individual or a staff\u2019s vulnerability to trickery.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/onlineImages\/rouse_margaret.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/contributor\/Margaret-Rouse\">Margaret Rouse<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WhatIs.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributor(s): Matthew Haughn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Social engineering\u00a0attacks usually take advantage of human psychology: the desire for something free, the susceptibility to distraction, or the desire to be liked or to be helpful. Social engineering is often used by hackers and other thieves.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0A few examples of social engineering attacks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A faked call to IT posing as an employee to get a password.<\/li><li>Media drops, which are much like a physical\u00a0Trojan horse: An enterprise employee might pick up an apparently lost\u00a0flash drive\u00a0in the parking lot, for example, that in use will execute automatic running code leading to a\u00a0data breach.<\/li><li>Fake service people, such as janitors, repair people or electricians gaining access to\u00a0server\u00a0closets.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The main thing one can do to reduce the social engineering attack surface is to educate employees about known risks and about how social engineering hackers tend to operate. This information can help them reappraise innocuous-seeming interactions that could lead to data breaches, long tail intrusions and lost operational time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Many attack approaches us a combination of attack surfaces to gain access to resources. Social engineering is often used to gain physical access, for example, that enables an intruder to exploit software vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time-approximately:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>The social engineering attack surface is the totality of an individual or a staff\u2019s vulnerability to trickery. Posted by:\u00a0Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Matthew Haughn Social engineering\u00a0attacks usually take advantage of human psychology: the desire for something free, the susceptibility to distraction, or the desire to be liked or to be helpful. 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