Social Engineering Best Practices

Learn how to protect your employees and business from a social engineering attack.

Cyber Security Maturity Model / Social Engineering

Overview

 

In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about social engineering.

 

This section features 6 articles that explain what social engineering is and why these attacks are so successful. We also discuss ways businesses can recognize these types of cyber attacks and how to prevent them.

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How PurpleSec Prevents Social Engineering 

Reduce your attack surface and improve your security ROI with our social engineering assessment services. We model the activities of real-world attackers by manipulating employees into giving up confidential information.

Who Will Benefit From This Guide?

 

  • SMBs who want to be more secure but don’t know where to begin or how to get started
  • IT professionals who want to build and mature a security program
  • Security students and enthusiasts who want to learn how to secure stuff online

Threat actors don’t sleep… Neither should your security.

98%

 

of cyber attacks rely on social engineering.

66%

 

of malware is installed via malicious email attachments.

60%

 

of SMBs go under 6 months following a cyber attack.

Why Social
Engineering Works

 

Learn how threat actors use psychology to pull off successful social engineering campaigns.

 

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Why social engineering works

Preventing Social Engineering

Don’t fall victim to a click. Learn what steps you can take to prevent most social engineering attacks.

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How to prevent social engineering

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