How to protect yourself from social engineering

This report provides a concise guide to social engineering, detailing common techniques (phishing, spear phishing, vishing, pretexting, baiting, scareware, tailgating, and water-holing), the organizational impacts (data breaches, financial loss, reputational harm, and operational disruption), and recommended defenses including employee cyber awareness training, multi-factor authentication, strong password and access controls, monitoring and auditing, vulnerability assessments, anti-phishing tools, and incident response planning.