How to Protect Your Small Business from Social Engineering Attacks

No business is safe from social engineering attacks, that includes small businesses. Believing that their company isn’t a possible target is the first mistake that makes small businesses vulnerable. They assume that cyber attackers are only looking at large corporations as prey. True, these big companies provide a bigger target, but cyber attackers don’t discriminate. One should also take into consideration that if there are small businesses, there are also small-time hackers who are just trying to make a quick buck. There are also cyber attackers who are banking on small businesses’ lack of security systems, and so they carry out social engineering attacks on as many small businesses as possible. Every small business should keep in mind that hackers don’t discriminate. Perhaps the most common of social engineering attacks, phishing means drawing out information from a person or business in order to scam them. If it sounds like fishing, that’s because it is exactly what it is — luring the victim into voluntarily giving their personal information that could be used in scams. Personal information includes names, addresses, e-mail passwords, social security numbers, and credit card numbers.