Social engineering attacks: A survey

F Salahdine, N Kaabouch - Future internet, 2019 - mdpi.com
The advancements in digital communication technology have made communication
between humans more accessible and instant. However, personal and sensitive information …

A comprehensive survey of social engineering attacks: Taxonomy of attacks, prevention, and mitigation strategies

SK Birthriya, P Ahlawat, AK Jain - Journal of Applied Security …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Social engineering attacks pose a significant threat to individuals, organizations, and
governments globally. These attacks leverage human psychology, manipulating individuals …

Cybersecurity Capabilities in Develo** Nations and Its Impact on Global Security: A Survey of Social Engineering Attacks and Steps for Mitigation of These Attacks

N Yathiraju, G Jakka, SK Parisa, O Oni - … Capabilities in Develo** …, 2022 - igi-global.com
Cybersecurity refers to the organizational practices followed by the different multinational
companies to defend their computers, servers, mobile devices, and networks from malicious …

A comprehensive survey on social engineering attacks, countermeasures, case study, and research challenges

T Rathod, NK Jadav, S Tanwar, A Alabdulatif… - Information Processing …, 2025 - Elsevier
Social engineering attacks are inevitable and imperil the integrity, security, and
confidentiality of the information used on social media platforms. Prominent technologies …

A study on social engineering attacks in cybersecurity

C Subbalakshmi, PK Pareek, R Sayal - Innovations in Computer Science …, 2022 - Springer
Due to improvements in data communication technology, humans can communicate with
each other in the world instantly. Private and confidential information available on virtual …

Constructs of deceit: exploring nuances in modern social engineering attacks

MA Tofighi, B Ousat, J Zandi, E Schafir… - … conference on detection …, 2024 - Springer
Despite the increasing effort in the defense community to develop robust security solutions,
social engineering attacks are getting more prevalent every year. Detecting fraudulent …

Social engineering attacks and defenses in the physical world vs. cyberspace: a contrast study

R Montañez, A Atyabi, S Xu - Cybersecurity and Cognitive Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Social engineering attacks are phenomena that are equally applicable to both the physical
world and cyberspace. These attacks in the physical world have been studied for a much …

Social engineering attacks a reconnaissance synthesis analysis

MR Arabia-Obedoza, G Rodriguez… - 2020 11th IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Social Engineering outweighs any other security threats as it has proven to be one of the
easiest, cheapest, and most potent and highly successful ways for criminals to achieve their …

A session and dialogue-based social engineering framework

K Zheng, T Wu, X Wang, B Wu, C Wu - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Social engineering has been increasingly used during the past few years. Social
engineering attacks have resulted in great financial losses. Research on social engineering …

Analysis of social engineering attack on cryptographic algorithm

S Gupta, A Bhattacharya, H Gupta - 2021 9th International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The primary objective of this research is to analyze the various types of social engineering
attacks on cryptographic algorithm, the modus operandi of attackers, the damage that can be …