Evaluating the Impact of Cybertheft Through Social Engineering and Network Intrusions
Nabie Y. Conteh, Anjelica B. Jackson · Advances in information security, privacy, and ethics book series · 2021
This chapter takes an in-depth look into the research literature to analyze and evaluate the role that social engineering plays in network intrusion and cybertheft. It will also discuss preventive measures and solutions to the threats and vulnerabilities that present themselves in the process of social engineering attacks. Social engineering is a means of stealing private data through tactics that make the victim feel comfortable to give their data. This kind of attack can cost individuals and organizations millions of dollars and block their access to data. The articles present multiple statistics that prove that the risk of social engineering attacks on individuals or organizations has increased tremendously. This new wave of communication has given hackers many opportunities to threaten security by tracking your email, phone, social networks, etc. Information detailing how users can be more aware of ways to protect their private information from attackers will also be presented.