What is Social Engineering?

Well, to start with, it isn't a group of happy people wearing pocket protectors, scientific calculators hanging off their belts, etc. sitting around a table at the local pub.  Social Engineering is a technique that cyber criminals use to collect your information so that they can use it for their various scams.  Does it work?  Absolutely!  Even the experts occasionally get caught.  Can you do anything to prevent yourself from becoming a victim?  Again, absolutely!.

Please have a look at the following two videos, courtesy of Archer News Network.  Kerry Tomlinson, a fellow Sans Security Awareness Professional, interviews two social engineering experts to learn about what social engineering is and how you can protect yourself.  The videos are short and easy to follow.  Here's the links:

It's time to hack yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N40CDudmWDE

Social engineering tricks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIruVf71dW4