CAPECattack pattern
CAPEC-417 Influence Perception
Low
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- Abstraction
- Standard
- Status
- Stable
- Likelihood of attack
- High
- Typical severity
- Low
- CAPEC version
- 3.9
Description
The adversary uses social engineering to exploit the target's perception of the relationship between the adversary and themselves. This goal is to persuade the target to unknowingly perform an action or divulge information that is advantageous to the adversary.
Prerequisites
• The adversary must have the means and knowledge of how to communicate with the target in some manner.
Skills required
• [Low] The adversary requires strong inter-personal and communication skills.
Consequences
• Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability: Other
Mitigations
• An organization should provide regular, robust cybersecurity training to its employees to prevent social engineering attacks.
Related
Child of · CAPEC (1)
- CAPEC-416 Manipulate Human Behavior attack pattern
Referenced by CAPEC · child of (6)
- CAPEC-418 Influence Perception of Reciprocation attack pattern
- CAPEC-420 Influence Perception of Scarcity attack pattern
- CAPEC-421 Influence Perception of Authority attack pattern
- CAPEC-422 Influence Perception of Commitment and Consistency attack pattern
- CAPEC-423 Influence Perception of Liking attack pattern
- CAPEC-424 Influence Perception of Consensus or Social Proof attack pattern