Understanding the steps in a social engineering attack: from reconnaissance to covering tracks

Social Engineering Attacks are increasingly common in the cybercrime landscape, leveraging human psychology to trick users into revealing confidential information. These attacks typically follow a defined process, starting from information gathering, developing a relationship, exploiting the established trust, and finally executing the fraudulent activity. Understanding these steps is pivotal in implementing thorough security measures, including robust email protection like DMARC, to prevent such attacks.