Social Engineering Testing

Social Engineering Testing is a type of security assessment technique that systematically evaluates an organization's vulnerability to manipulation by simulating psychologically exploitative attacks to gain unauthorized access to information or systems.

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1.3K

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2017–2026

Parents

Penetration Testing

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Attack Vector MappingAuthority Influence TacticsBaitingBehavioral Response MeasurementCountermeasure Effectiveness EvaluationCredential HarvestingEmail Security Training AssessmentHelp Desk ManipulationHuman Risk AssessmentImpersonation Attacks

Publications

Social engineering attack examples, templates and scenarios

Francois Mouton, Louise Leenen, Hein S. Venter · Computers & Security · 2016 · 187 citations

Computing, Cybersecurity, Computer Security +10

Social engineering in cybersecurity: The evolution of a concept

Joseph M. Hatfield · Computers & Security · 2017 · 135 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +12

Social Engineering Fundamentals, Part I: Hacker Tactics

Sarah Granger · 2003 · 91 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +14

Phishing in a university community: Two large scale phishing experiments

Jamshaid G. Mohebzada, Ahmed El Zarka, Arsalan H. Bhojani et al. · 2012 · 87 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity +10

An empirical study on the susceptibility to social engineering in social networking sites: the case of Facebook

Abdullah Algarni, Yue Xu, Taizan Chan · European Journal of Information Systems · 2017 · 73 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Communication, Information Systems +14

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Authors

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Francois Mouton
University of Pretoria, South Africa
4 publications · 267 citations
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Hein S. Venter
University of Pretoria, South Africa
3 publications · 255 citations
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Mercia M. Malan
University of Pretoria, South Africa
2 publications · 68 citations
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Joseph M. Hatfield
United States Naval Academy, United States
2 publications · 178 citations
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Richard A. Kemmerer
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
1 publications · 61 citations
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Computers & Security
5 publications · 420 citations
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science
1 publications · 24 citations
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Network Security
1 publications · 16 citations
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Journal of accountancy online/Journal of accountancy
JofA · 1 publications · 35 citations
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Information Management & Computer Security
IMCS · 1 publications · 70 citations
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