As we know social engineering is the process where someone try to trick and manipulate people into

giving sensitive information. This attack convinces people or organizations to fall for scams that
could cost them huge financial loss or become more vulnerable to more scams. Understanding social
engineering allows organizations to make better decisions when these attacks comes again so that
they can defend themselves from it. So here are 2 ways that organizations can defend themselves
from social engineering attacks

Two factor authentication. even with security measures like antivirus software, firewalls, and
vulnerability tests, attacker can still compromise accounts and data if you don’t have any type of TFA
in place.

Increase security awareness. another way to reduce the threat of social engineering attacks is to
prioritize security awareness. For example, they could give certain users access rights to a certain
system, file, or other assets only for a specific task and only if it is required to complete the task.

How do you know?

To Identifying malware attacks on your computer, your computer will show certain symptoms when
it gets infected with malware. It is important to know most of these symptoms because they will
help ensure that you detect the presence of the malware in time. Here are 2 common symptoms of
malware attack:

Pop-up Messages on Your Computer Screen. If you notice strange pop-up messages on your
computer screen, it may be a malware attack. Adware is a group of malwares that generates these
pop-ups. The main intention of adware is to gain permission that will then allow it to install
additional malicious software. If you download that additional software, it may delete or steal your
data. Some of these pop-up messages can also be used to simply affect your computer with
unwanted information such as advertisements.

Missing or Deleted files Without Your Knowledge. When malware infects your computer system, it
can change the name of its files. It can also execute applications that will transfer your files from one
folder to another. Some malware can even completely wipe your data stored on the computer.

What to do?

To prevent malware attacks here are some steps u can take

Install anti-virus. Antivirus scan computer files to identify and remove malware. Antivirus can check
your files for missing data and errors.

Keep software updated. No software is completely safe against malware. However, software
regularly provides updates to close whatever new vulnerabilities show up. As a best practice, always
install all

Use secure authentication methods. U can use strong password with letters, numbers, and symbols,
most importantly never save passwords on a computer.