[[Social Engineering]] is a manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain private information, access, or valuables. Some forms of social engineering attacks are: - [[Phishing]] - [[Smishing]] - [[Vishing]] - [[Misinformation and Disinformation]] - [[Impersonation]] - Social media phishing - [[Business Email Compromise]] (BEC) - [[Pretexting]] - [[Watering Hole Attack]] - [[Brand Impersonation]] - [[Typosquatting]] - USB (Universal Serial Bus) baiting - Physical social engineering Social engineering attacks are related to the [[Security and Risk Management]] domain.