The 3 Main Types of Social Engineering Attacks (Infographic)

March 28, 2016

By using social engineering, cybercriminals, hackers, and other bad guys can get around the security systems that are in place to keep them at bay. Instead of hacking the system, they’ll hack the human, which is considerably easy. The infographic below presents the 3 main types of social engineering attacks, breaking down the main tactics used for each type.

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