The term “social cybersecurity” describes the defense of people and businesses against cyberthreats that prey on interpersonal relationships and human behavior. This covers assaults that use social engineering techniques to coerce targets into disclosing private information or taking activities that could jeopardize their security.

Phishing scams are an example of a social engineering assault. Phishing is when an attacker sends phony emails or messages that look to be from a trustworthy source in an effort to fool people into giving their personal information or clicking on a dangerous link. Pretexting, baiting, and quid pro quo attacks are other forms of social engineering attacks.