Social engineering, due in part to the increasing popularity and advancements in
information technology and ubiquity of devices, has emerged as one of the most challenging …

Phishing is a network type attack where the attacker creates the fake of an existing webpage
to fool an online user into elicit personal Information. The prime objective of this review is to …

The field of information security is a fast-growing discipline. Even though the effectiveness of
security measures to protect sensitive information is increasing, people remain susceptible …

This paper offers a history of the concept of social engineering in cybersecurity and argues
that while the term began its life in the study of politics, and only later gained usage within …

Abstract The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has
profound implications for both the utility and security of our digital interactions. This paper …

Phishing is an online scam where criminals trick users with various strategies, with the goal
of obtaining sensitive information or compromising accounts, systems, and/or other personal …

Protecting people from cyber threats imposes great challenges, not only technically, but also
socially. To achieve the intended level of awareness, software security principles need to be …

Context: Security, in digitally connected organizational environments of today, involves
many different perspectives, including social, physical, and technical factors. In order to …

Purpose This study aims to examine how social engineers use persuasion principles during
vishing attacks. Design/methodology/approach In total, 86 examples of real-world vishing …

Social engineering is the attack aimed to manipulate dupe to divulge sensitive information or
take actions to help the adversary bypass the secure perimeter in front of the information …