Abstract
The article introduces the concept of "Social Engineering". This term is used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. The previous year has seen an enormous increase in the studies related to social engineering. This increase is partly due to the increasing number of social engineering attacks and partly due to people's inability to identify the attack. The authors define the subject of social engineering from a Cyber Security professional perspective. A literature review from the information technology, psychology, and business disciplines explains the interconnected nature of the topic as well as the necessity to comprehend it from multiple viewpoints. The article presents several case studies of successful attacks performed as well as their efficacy.
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