TITLE:
Systematic Review on Social Engineering: Hacking by Manipulating Humans
AUTHORS:
Chandra Sekhar Bhusal
KEYWORDS:
Direct Human Interaction, Phishing, Social Engineering Phases, Preventive Measures
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Information Security,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
19,
2021
ABSTRACT: Despite the availability of advanced security
software and hardware mechanisms available, still, there has been a breach in
the defence system of an organization or individual. Social engineering mostly
targets the weakest link in the security system i.e. “Humans” for gaining access to sensitive information by
manipulating human psychology. Social engineering attacks are arduous to defend
as such attacks are not easily detected by available security software or
hardware. This article surveys recent studies on social engineering attacks
with discussion on the social engineering phases and categorizing the various
attacks into two groups. The main aim of this survey is to examine the various
social engineering attacks on individuals and countermeasures against social
engineering attacks are also discussed.