Social engineering is the very common practice of exploiting a human element to initiate and/or execute a cyberattack. Human weakness and ignorance present such easy targets that fully 82% of the ...

Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems, or data. For example, instead of trying to find a software ...

The new Version 2.2 of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Enterprise Architecture Integrated Dictionary provides key updates in an ongoing effort to standardize engineering language ...

Using deception to obtain confidential information from someone by phone or in person. Social engineers may persuade someone to reveal an ID or password for a supposed benign purpose; for example, "my ...

Sir, – Research on harnessing solar energy from space has taken a significant step forward, as reported by Kevin O’Sullivan (“Irish scientists move closer to creating solar farms in space”, News, May ...

Deploying complex, revolutionary tech projects requires a form of support and guidance that only steering committees may ensure. These advisory boards are vital to avoiding risks, mediating situations ...