Social engineering attacks are scams using psychological techniques to trick you or your employees into revealing private information.<\/p>\n
Similar to the tricks and tools used in movies such as \u201cOceans 11\u201d or the television show \u201cMr. Robot,\u201d these efforts can be elaborate or simple and done remotely. The risk is real and unsuspecting companies are attacked all the time. Social engineering attacks try to give off the impression that they aren\u2019t scams at all.<\/p>\n
The end goal of the techniques used, which we will explore more below, is for the scammer or attacker to find out as much information as possible, then use it to hack you or your company, to gain funds or intellectual material. These tricks<\/a> include getting someone to insert a fake USB<\/a> meant to hack you, imitating a trusted person<\/a>, trying to obtain protected information through email, or attempting to have targets download a file.<\/p>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/My-Post-11-1.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”200″ offset=”200″ align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n Educate Your Employees<\/strong><\/p>\n As your employees conduct their workday, many go online into their accounts, whether you realize it or not. Your employees will access search engines, email, text messages<\/a>, or social media accounts. They will post photographs, work-life updates, and detailed information about your company or the people in it.<\/p>\n Whether your CEO is the one who spills the beans<\/a> about their big trip out of the country, or an employee, alerting hackers<\/a> about the times when security is lax (ex., \u201cEveryone in the office has left for the week, except me.\u201d), this can be a legitimate risk to any corporation or business.<\/p>\n Educate your employees on what details, if any, are okay to share publicly<\/a>, and consider a non-disclosure agreement for anything highly private. Check the details<\/a> that attackers already know about you through Social Catfish<\/a> and discover which security to beef up!<\/p>\nHow to Prevent Social Engineering Attacks in the Workplace<\/h2>\n