Hacking the Human: The Art and Science of Social Engineering

Understanding the Human Vulnerability

You can have the most expensive firewall in the world, but if an employee hands over their password to a friendly-sounding "IT support" caller, your security is zero. This is Social Engineering—the art of manipulating people into giving up confidential information.

Common Psychological Triggers

• Urgency: "Your account will be deleted in 10 minutes!" This forces people to act without thinking.
• Authority: Impersonating a CEO or a government official to demand compliance.
• Curiosity: Sending an email with a "Private Salary List" attachment to lure a click.

Types of Social Engineering Attacks

Beyond Phishing, we see Baiting (leaving a malware-infected USB in a parking lot), Tailgating (following an employee into a secure building), and Pretexting (inventing a scenario to verify your identity).

Building the Human Firewall

At Kian Technologies, we teach that security is a mindset. Through our awareness programs, we help organizations turn their employees from vulnerabilities into active defenders. Awareness training is the only patch for human error.

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