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Types of social engineering

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Hello everyone, Before I begin, I want to tell you a story So let’s imagine that Mister A has a house. and he wants to loan it for a month (for 1000 euros). He makes an announcement, Mister B tells him that he is interested, and to be sure that the house will not be loaned to another person, Mister B transfers the money before signing the contract. Mister A has 3000 euros in his bank account, Mister B transfers 2000 euros to Mister A. So now Mister A has 5000 euros. But the month is only for 1000 euros, so Mister A calls Mister B to understand why he overpaid. Mister B says that he made a mistake, and demands Mister A to send his money back. (What would you do if you were in the place of mister A? ) Mister A accepts to send back the money ( so now he has 4000 euros in his bank account), …… I have good news and bad news, the good news is that you are good people, the bad news is that after two weeks, Mister A has in his bank account only 2000 euros. But WHY? …. We will see the response during my presentation. (DIAPO 1) So today, the subject of my presentation is Social Engineering. (DIAPO 2) In the beginning, I am going to explain the meaning of Social Engineering. After that, I am going to talk about the types of social engineering attacks. (DIAPO 3) So, what is social engineering? -Social engineering is the term used for malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information. -What makes social engineering especially dangerous is that it relies on human error, rather than vulnerabilities in software and operating systems. Social engineers know that it’s a basic human instinct to trust something that looks legitimate. Now let’s move to the types of social engineering attacks, Let’s begin with Phishing. (DIAPO 4) Actually originated from the word “FISHING”. (DIAPO 5) Phishing is the most common type of social engineering attack. The attacker recreates the website of a company and sends the link to targets via emails or social media platforms. The other person, completely unknown to the real attacker, ends up compromising personal information and even credit card details. (DIAPO 6) According to recent research from Proofpoint, 75% of organizations around the world experienced a phishing attack in 2020, and 74% of attacks targeting US businesses were successful. (And that’s explain why social engineering is a global issue) (DIAPO 7) This message is an example of phishing, (DIAPO 8) Now, let’s see the next type, “Spear phishing”, (DIAPO 9) Spear phishing attacks target one user at a time. The attacker puts a lot more effort into learning about their victim, including the details of their job role and the people they connect with on a regular basis. This enables the attacker to send a highly personalized email that’s much more difficult to detect. (DIAPO 10+11) The next type is Pretexting, Pretexting is based on a scripted scenario presented in front of the targets, used to extract personally-identifiable information. An attacker might impersonate another person or a known figure. (VIDEO) I have a video that gives us an example of pretexting. (DIAPO 13+14) Finally, let’s talk about Mister A. The money of Mister A disappeared because Mister B transferred money with a fake check scam. But if it’s a fake check, why is money in Mister A's account? Banks have to make deposited funds available within days. It’s the law. But uncovering a fake check can take weeks. By then, the scammer has your money. And you have to repay the bank. (DIAPO 15) Did someone send you a check and ask you to send some money back, that’s a scam. Also, don’t rely on money from a check unless you know and trust the person you’re dealing with. (DIAPO 16) To sum up, we can be victims of social engineering at any moment, and that’s what companies suffer from and lose a lot of money due to these attacks. Personally, I think that the best way to not be a victim is to know the types of social engineering attacks, that’s why I focus on this in my presentation. Thank you for your attention.

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