Definition of social engineering
: management of human beings in accordance with their place and function in society : applied social science
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Expulsion for unruly students is now virtually impossible due to liberal social engineering.
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There are two ways to pull off this social engineering trick, Mack told me.
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These details, coupled with social engineering tricks, can gain access to your banking accounts, your social media profiles, and your online services.
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In fact, virtually no one believes that — because achieving such equality is impossible to literally realize, absent a degree of social engineering that would make Chairman Mao blush.
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The third doesn’t exploit any vulnerability at all in Telegram, since (1) developers are clear the desktop version doesn’t provide secret chats and (2) the malware relies on the social engineering of a user.
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It’s time for the forced social engineering at the expense of the taxpayers to stop.
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Basically, the working poor have become a giant social engineering experiment for Republicans.
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Previously, both hacker groups relied largely on social engineering that tricked targets into downloading apps from third-party markets.
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First Known Use of social engineering
1899
SOCIAL ENGINEERING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of social engineering for English Language Learners
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: the practice of making laws or using other methods to influence public opinion and solve social problems or improve social conditions
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