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Social engineering – definition for MNC rounds?
Social engineering – definition for MNC rounds? Social engineering is tricking people into revealing secrets or doing unsafe actions. A fake “boss” email asking to change bank details for a payment. “Defence: awareness, authorised phishing tests, out-of-band verification, and email controls.” People
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Short answer
Social engineering is tricking people into revealing secrets or doing unsafe actions.
Example
A fake “boss” email asking to change bank details for a payment.
Say it in the interview
“Defence: awareness, authorised phishing tests, out-of-band verification, and email controls.”
Why it matters
People are often the easiest target, so human defences matter as much as technical ones.
Learn more in the lesson: 47.7 OWASP / Web / Email Auth (SPF DKIM DMARC)