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What is Social Engineering Attacks?

Social engineering attacks are aimed at the weakest part of any IT security system: the end user. These are attacks that attempt to trick the user into responding.

The attack may ply on the user’s sympathy, or link to something of interest (such as the famous Anna Kournikova attack in 2001).

These attacks can be as straightforward as a simple phishing email, or more complex, involving computer-based efforts as well as interactions in the real world.
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