Social engineering
A general term for attackers trying to trick people into revealing sensitive information or performing certain actions, such as downloading and executing files that appear to be benign but are actually malicious.
Senses
A euphemism for non-technical or low-technology means - such as lies, impersonation, tricks, bribes, blackmail, and threats - used to attack information systems.
An attack based on deceiving users or administrators at the target site into revealing confidential or sensitive information
A general term for trying to trick people into revealing confidential information or performing certain actions.
An attempt to trick someone into revealing information (e.g., a password) that can be used to attack systems or networks.
The process of attempting to trick someone into revealing information (e.g., a password).
An attempt to trick someone into revealing information (e.g., a password) that can be used to attack an enterprise.
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Sensitivity
Information Class
Variants
- plural
- Social engineerings
- possessive
- Social engineering's
- pluralpossessive
- Social engineerings'