Lillian Ablon is a cybersecurity researcher at the RAND Corporation. She spoke with The Cipher Brief about the threat posed by social engineering, and the critical vulnerability posed by unwary individuals within an organization.
The Cipher Brief: Some of our readers may not be familiar with the concept of social engineering. Would you briefly explain what it is and how it relates to cybersecurity?
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