Effective Strategies for Combatting Social Engineering in Cybersecurity

Kumar, Rajeev · Srivastava, Saurabh · Elngar, Ahmed A.

Dec 2024 · IGI Global

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In the digital age, the convergence of advanced technologies and human behavior presents a complex cybersecurity challenge, particularly through the lens of social engineering. Social engineering attacks exploit psychological manipulation rather than relying solely on technical vulnerabilities. By leveraging human trust and deception, these attacks become particularly difficult to defend against, evolving alongside advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technologies. This dynamic environment heightens the risk of cyber threats, underscoring the need for comprehensive and innovative strategies to address these emerging vulnerabilities.

Effective Strategies for Combatting Social Engineering in Cybersecurity offers a thorough exploration of these challenges, providing a well-rounded approach to understanding and countering social engineering threats. It delves into the theoretical aspects of social engineering, including the psychological principles that drive these attacks, while also offering practical solutions through real-world case studies and applications. By bridging the gap between theory and practice, the book equips academics, practitioners, and policymakers with actionable strategies to enhance their defenses.

About the author

Rajeev Kumar is a proficient academician and academic administrator with more than 14 years of experience in developing the strategy towards the excellence in professional education. Prof. Kumar is currently serving as Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Department, Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Prof. Kumar, earned the intellect in distinction as Ph.D. (Computer Science), D.Sc. (Post-Doctoral Degree) in Computer Science, Postdoctoral Fellowship (Malaysia). He has done certification in Data Science and Machine Learning using python and R Programming from IIM Raipur and certification from IBM, Google, etc, Senior member of IEEE and core team member of IEEE young professional committee and he is having membership of Computer Society of India, and AIEEE. He has participated many training programs in leadership, and also delivers the expert talks on how to develop or enrich the curriculum, development of PO, PSO, PEOs, and how to design the vision and mission and the implementation. His academic areas of interest and specialization include Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, e-governance and Networking. Prof. Kumar actively associated in NAAC SSR preparations at universities interface. He has visited international countries- London (United Kingdom), Mauritius, Dubai for academic promotional activities. under his supervision awarded 9 scholars their Ph.D. and 4 Scholar is Ongoing their research work in the field of computer science. He is awarded 3 times Best project supervisor award; Prof. Kumar guides the institutions towards the academic excellence; promotes a culture of research, innovation and leads new curricula and program development efforts. He is expert in designing & deployment academic curriculum, and Program inception. he organizes the seminar, workshops for the students and faculty to promote the research. Prof. Kumar also nurtures the ecosystem for incubation for the students as well as mentors. Under the leadership of Prof. Kumar many ideas are under incubation and few are incubated and develop the prototypes.

Saurabh Srivastava is working as a Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science Engineering (Data Science), Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad, India. He received P.hD. from Integral University Lucknow in 2023, and Master of Computer Application (MCA) from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Lucknow in 2015. He is associated with research after MCA, and he has approx. 9 years of experience in research including Computer Vision & Image Processing, Satellite Image Interpretation and Analysis, Land Cover Mapping, Time Series Analysis, Requirement Engineering, Multi-Agent System, etc

Ahmed A. Elngar is an Associate Professor and Head of the Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. Dr. Elngar is also, an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the College of Computer Information Technology, American University in the Emirates, United Arab Emirates. Also, Dr. AE is Adjunct Professor at School of Technology, Woxsen University, India. Dr. AE is the Founder and Head of the Scientific Innovation Research Group (SIRG). Dr. AE is a Director of the Technological and Informatics Studies Center (TISC), Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Beni-Suef University. Dr. AE has more than 150 scientific research papers published in prestigious international journals and over 35 books covering such diverse topics as data mining, intelligent systems, social networks, and smart environment. Dr. AE is a collaborative researcher He is a member of the Egyptian Mathematical Society (EMS) and International Rough Set Society (IRSS). His other research areas include the Internet of Things (IoT), Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence. Big Data, Authentication, Cryptology, Healthcare Systems, Automation Systems. He is an Editor and Reviewer of many international journals around the world. Dr. AE won several awards including the Young Researcher in Computer Science Engineering”, from Global Outreach Education Summit and Awards 2019, on 31 January 2019 (Thursday) in Delhi, India. [Editor]

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