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Social engineering attack is when the person who performs the attack uses social skills to
get information about an institution or its computer systems. The attacker might appear as a
normal person working within the organization or temporarily hired by the organization
unknowingly and might even produce credentials to support his or her identity. Though by
asking questions from a single or multiple sources, the attacker might piece together information
he or she needs to get into an organization’s network (Irani 55-74).
A phishing attack is like a form of social engineering attack though the person making
the attack does not use social skills; rather he or she uses harmful websites or an individual’s
email to get personal data from the victim by pretending to be a trustworthy organization. An
example is when the attacker sends an email from a well-known credit company or financial
institution requesting for the victim’s bank account information, often suggesting the account has
some issues that need verification. When the unsuspecting users reply with this information,
attackers use this to access the accounts. These attackers may also take advantage of certain
calamities such as hurricanes by posing as charities to extort unsuspecting victims (Irani 55-74).
These are some of the ways one avoids being a victim of either social engineering attack
or phishing attack. One should always be suspicious of random visits, phone calls or emails
asking about other employees or an organization’s internal info. In case a stranger claims to be
from a certain organization, one should first try to contact the said organization so as to confirm

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if the person is legitimate or not. Another way is one should never provide information of any
kind whether personal or the organization’s information to any person unless you are completely
sure one has the relevant authority to access the said information. Also one shou...