Defensive Tactics to Deal with Psychological Manipulation in the Field of Information Security

Social engineering, which is referred to as the psychological manipulation of people in the field of information and cyber security, is a concept formed based on the exploitation of human  vulnerabilities and thus creates a special type of attack which is formed on the basis of human characteristics and existing damages. The concept has become more useful and important due to the development of information and communications technology. Moreover, social engineering attacks are low-cost, highly effective, and, in their simplicity, they have certain elegance and   complexities due to their human-centered nature. All these facts have caused security and military to have the same characteristics against these attacks and become more important. Hence, this paper addresses the concept and its different aspects and then, recommends military solutions for it intending to find proper tactics to provide a defense against social engineering attacks.