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Definition of social engineering

social engineering

noun - uncountable

  • the manipulation of people's trust to learn secrets about a person, organization, or business.

    Last edited on Oct 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Definitions include: to manipulate people's trust to learn secrets about a person, organization, or business.

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Definitions include: to manipulate people's trust to learn secrets about a person, organization, or business.

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