NGN organizes a webinar on social engineering attacks

NGN organizes a webinar on social engineering attacks

NGN International, a full-fledged systems integrator and IT consultant, in cooperation with KnowBe4 will organize a remote educational seminar under the topic "Social Engineering: The emotional hack“. The seminar aims to discuss the different forms of Social Engineering attacks, in addition to getting insights into the Social Engineering landscape in the region, and best practices to fight against Social Engineering. The seminar will be held remotely next Monday, and the main speakers include Mr. Mahmood Sabt, Head of Information Security at Bahrain Bourse, Mr. Ilya Leonov, Head of Cybersecurity Practice at NGN International, and Jelle Wieringa, Security Advocate & PR Lead at KnowBe4. The CEO of "NGN“ Mr. Yaqoob Al Awadhi stated that this webinar will address a very significant topic, but it is not widely discussed in Bahrain which is “ Social Engineering“. This is the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information like passwords or bank information, or access the computer to secretly install malicious software. "This seminar will focus on the use of social engineering in cybercrimes or fraudulent activities. Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is usually easier to exploit human natural inclination to trust than it is to discover ways to