Social Engineering : A Ninja Approach to Human Consciousness

No matter how secure is the company, how advanced is the technology used or how much up to date their software is, there's still a vulnerability in every sector known as ‘Human'. The art of gathering sensitive information from a human being is known as Social Engineering. Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is usually easier to exploit your natural inclination to trust than it is to discover ways to hack your system. Social engineering attacks are increasing day by day due to lack of awareness and knowledge. In this paper, we are going to discuss Social Engineering, its types, how it affects us and how to prevent these attacks. Also, many proofs of Concepts are also presented in this paper. Famous hacker Kevin Mitnick helped popularize the term “social engineering” in the ‘90s, but the simple idea itself has been around for ages. Social engineering is the art of gaining access to buildings, systems or data by exploiting human psychology, rather than by breaking in or using technical hacking techniques.Famous hacker Kevin Mitnick helped popularize the term “social engineering” in the ‘90s, but the simple idea itself has been around for ages. Social engineering is the art of gaining access to buildings, systems or data by exploiting human psychology, rather than by breaking in or using technical hacking techniques. Citation: Vismit Sudhir Rakhecha. "Social Engineering : A Ninja Approach to Human Consciousness." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering 5.10 (2020): 1 - 8.