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Social engineering (security)

In the context of information security, social engineering is the use of psychological pressure to influence people to perform actions or divulge confidential information. It has also been more broadly defined as "any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in their best interests." A type of confidence trick for the purpose…

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Social engineering (security)

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples11
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
banksinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
software providersinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
or customer support pagesinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
leading users to fraudulent sites that attempt to steal passwordsinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
credit card informationinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
or other sensitive data.Quid Pro QuoAn attacker offers to provide sensitive informationinstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
or other sensitive datainstance ofthese deceptive ads often mimic trusted entities0.80text
a private investigatorinstance ofWhen a business entity0.80text
SIU insurance investigatorinstance ofWhen a business entity0.80text
or an adjuster conducts any type of deceptioninstance ofWhen a business entity0.80text
it falls under the authority of the Federal Trade Commissioninstance ofWhen a business entity0.80text

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