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The five most common social engineering attacks

However much technology you throw at protecting your organization's systems the weakest link is still the person sitting in front of the endpoint. No surprise then that social engineering is increasingly the attacker's weapon of choice for gaining access to sensitive systems. Security rating and risk monitoring company SecurityScorecard has put together an infographic showing the five most common attacks and their impact on enterprises.

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The five most common social engineering attacks