social engineering
information security concept: psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information
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social engineering
Summary
social engineering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,598 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- social engineering is a type of manipulation[2].
- social engineering is a type of vulnerability[3].
- social engineering's Commons category is recorded as Social engineering (security)[4].
- social engineering's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Social engineering (security)[5].
- social engineering's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[6].
- social engineering's different from is recorded as Social engineering[7].
- social engineering's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10003000[8].
- social engineering's name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'social manipulation'}[9].
- social engineering's P6009 is recorded as 4115[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include manipulation[2] and vulnerability[3].
Why It Matters
social engineering ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,598 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]