Social Engineering Attacks Your data is always vulnerable no matter where it resides.
98% of Hackers
Rely on Social Engineering Attacks.
The global average cost of a data breach is $3.92 million.
While the average time to identify a breach is 206 days.
Social engineering is the art of psychologically manipulating users so they make security mistakes and give up their confidential information.
Why Social Engineering?
Humans are emotionally WEAK and easier to TRICK.
Trust
Greed
Desire
Laziness
Anger
Ego
Curiosity
Jealousy Sadness
Amusement
Fear
Loneliness
Surprise
Social Engineering Attack Techniques Phishing
The hacker uses trickery and deceit via malicious email and text message campaigns to obtain sensitive data from users.
Spear Phishing
The hacker chooses specific individuals or enterprises and conducts well-researched attacks to manipulate the receipt.
Baiting
The hacker uses greed/curiosity to trap users with false promises and trick them into handing their login credentials.
Tailgating
When someone without proper authentication enters into a restricted area by physically bypassing the security measures in place.
Scareware
The hacker uses the perception of a threat to deceive users into visiting malware-infected sites and buying malicious software.
Common Compromised Attributes 80.00%
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40.00%
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20.00%
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Credentials
Personal
Internal
Medical
Bank
Secrets
Payment
Classified
Other
System
96% of attacks arrive via phishing
3% is carried out through websites
1% via phone
Intensity of Attacks
30%
66%
of targeted users open phishing messages.
21% of ransomware involves social actions like phishing.
of malware is installed via malicious email attachments.
88%
86%
of organizations experienced spear phishing attempts in 2019.
of attacks involved business email compromise (BEC) attempts.
Who Is Targeted?
EVERYONE
How Social Engineering Works?
Gather Collect information via different techniques.
Plan Outline how to execute the attack
Exit Leave without a trace.
Play Execute the attack.
Hook Engage to deceive the victim.
Warning Signs of Social Engineering Stay away from the following people:
Acting overly friendly or eager.
Asking for immediate assistance.
Acting nervous when counter questioned.
Asking strange questions.
Overemphasizing details.
Luring with too good to be true offers.
Refusing to give information.
Threatening reprimands if their requests are ignored.
Best Defenses for Social Engineering Attacks Delete any request for personal information.
Implement 2FA/MFA to verify users.
Don’t open emails from suspicious sources.
Perform a regular backup.
Employ an endpoint protection system.
Conduct employee training.
Set spam filters to high.
96%
MFA prevents
more than 96% of bulk phishing attempts.
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