Analysis of the Awareness and Safeguarding Against Social Engineering: A Case Study of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro

Abstract

This paper attempts to discuss the concept, forms and safeguarding against social engineering attacks as a means of
security measures to individuals, organisation and governmental functions. Illustrations were made on how social engineering
attacks can be lunched prevented and also reduced to the barest minimum. The paper also exposes various ways of
perpetrating the evil and how such menace could be detected, security measures to be put in place and educating people
through seminars and workshop on the existence of social engineering attacks, the menace in careless handling of vital
information as well as procedures for avoiding information leakages. It also summarizes the relevance of security in day to
activities and how to improve on security lapses as a means of safeguarding against social engineering attacks so that it can
benefit the society at large. Data was collected on social awareness by the top, middle
and lower management staff of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro. From the analysis it was observed that social engineering attacks was
still in the awareness stage, the preparation involved the management staff only and the commitment varies and increases from
the staff union to officer, to management staff and finally the senior staff.