Social engineering attacks are a type of cyber attack that involves manipulating people into revealing sensitive information or performing malicious actions. To protect against social engineering attacks, you should:
- Be wary of emails or links from people you don’t know.
- Refrain from clicking on links in emails from unknown sources. Check the website URL carefully before clicking.
- Verify the identity of the person who is communicating with you. Avoid performing action or providing confidential information unless you can confirm the person’s identity.
- Pay close attention to any misspelled words or phrases in communication that is supposed to come from a reputable source.
- Keep your computer up-to-date with the newest operating system security patches.
- Install anti-virus and anti-spyware software and keep it updated with the latest security patches.
- Update your firewall software to ensure the latest security settings are in place.
- Encrypt sensitive data.
- Train your users on security awareness.
- Enforce strong password policies.