Engenharia social: estudo de ataques e métodos de prevenção

Abstract

The objective of this work is to inform the main social engineering attacks in computing, how attacks are carried out, real examples of attacks and how to prevent them. As for the methodological aspects, it is a bibliographic and experimental research. The study concluded that there are several types of social engineering attacks, such as pshising, baiting, tailgating, scareware, watering hole, quid pro quo, open source intelligence and dumpster divind. As technology advances, social engineering attacks become increasingly frequent. Therefore, it is essential to intensify efforts to prevent and raise awareness among users about these threats, as they can cause irreversible and unimaginable damage. With technology increasingly present in the population's daily lives, security measures must be adopted to protect themselves. Many of the systematic failures are due to human error, which can generate countless consequences. Awareness of the possibility of an invasion through social engineering methods is essential to strengthen the cyber environment and data protection.