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Phishing Attacks in Social Engineering: A Review
Kofi Sarpong Adu-Manu*, Richard Kwasi Ahiable, Justice Kwame Appati, Ebenezer Essel Mensah
Department of Computer Science, University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana
* Corresponding Author: Kofi Sarpong Adu-Manu. Email:
Journal of Cyber Security 2022, 4(4), 239-267. https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2023.041095
Received 11 April 2023; Accepted 01 June 2023; Issue published 10 August 2023
Abstract
Organisations closed their offices and began working from home
online to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This shift in work culture
coincided with increased online use during the same period. As a result,
the rate of cybercrime has skyrocketed. This study examines the approaches,
techniques, and countermeasures of Social Engineering and phishing in this
context. The study discusses recent trends in the existing approaches for
identifying phishing assaults. We explore social engineering attacks, categorise
them into types, and offer both technical and social solutions for countering phishing attacks which makes this paper different from similar works
that mainly focused on the types of attacks. We also show essential human
characteristics that make users vulnerable to phishing attacks, their mitigating
strategies, challenges, and future directions.
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APA Style
Adu-Manu, K.S., Ahiable, R.K., Appati, J.K., Mensah, E.E. (2022). Phishing attacks in social engineering: A review. Journal of Cyber Security, 4(4), 239-267. https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2023.041095
Vancouver Style
Adu-Manu KS, Ahiable RK, Appati JK, Mensah EE. Phishing attacks in social engineering: A review. J Cyber Secur . 2022;4(4):239-267 https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2023.041095
IEEE Style
K.S. Adu-Manu, R.K. Ahiable, J.K. Appati, and E.E. Mensah "Phishing Attacks in Social Engineering: A Review," J. Cyber Secur. , vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 239-267. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/jcs.2023.041095