Phishing, baiting and tailgating are all examples of social engineering attacks.
Do not use portable storage devices.
One of the best ways to prevent a social engineering attack is to use a good anti-virus program and to always choose strong passwords.
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passive attacks : footprinting, trashing active attacks : sniffing, social engineering
keeping hidden from public view any passwords that are posted in the work area
Social Engineering
Attacks using social engineering rely on human trust - and by exploiting trust, one can gain access to computer systems much quicker than resorting to traditional methods if said systems are hardened to a point where it is not possible to gain entry within a short amount of time. For example, take a look at XKCD's comic strip about this topic.
social engineering
Trojan horse, virus and worm not social engineering by prana kumar dubey, hcl cdc, agra