"The Simple, Yet Complex Nature of Social Engineering"

According to the 2021 Cybersecurity Statistics report from Purplesec, nearly 100 percent of cyberattacks have relied on the performance of social engineering to manipulate employees within an organization to hand over passwords and other sensitive information to threat actors. Cybercriminals now conduct thorough analyses of targets using social media or other online sources. Phishing remains the most common social engineering scam as Proofpoint reported that 75 percent of organizations globally experienced a phishing attack in 2020. In addition, Verizon discovered that 96 percent of social engineering attacks are delivered via email. In comparison, only 3 percent are performed through a website, and just 1 percent are associated with phone or SMS communications. This article continues to discuss why social engineering attacks are effective, phishing as the most common social engineering scam, and other types of social engineering attacks that are growing in popularity among fraudsters.  

SC Magazine reports "The Simple, Yet Complex Nature of Social Engineering"