social engineer
noun[C]
uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/aperson,government, ororganizationthattriestocontrolorchangehow asocietydevelops:
He says thegovernmentshould notplaysocialengineer.
Thepoliticianwas asocialengineerwho stillbelievedthat thestatecouldchangepeople'slivesandbehaviourfor thebetter.
someone whotriestotrickpeopleinto givingsecretorpersonalinformation,especiallyon theinternet, and uses it forharmfulpurposes:
Predators aresocialengineerswho willgroomvictimsovermonthsoryears.
Socialengineerstakeadvantageofhumanbehaviourtopulloffscamswith theaimofinfectingauserwithmalware, andstealingpersonalinformationormoney.
- TheTorygrassrootshatehim for being asocialengineer.
- Amuseumdirectoris not asocialengineer; it's nottheirjobtoworryabout thesocialcomplexionoftheiraudience.
- Conartistsare goodsocialengineers- they can get thisinformationout of youquickly.
- Weoutlinethecommontacticssocialengineersoften use, and give youtipson how toensureyourstaffis onguard.
Society - general words
- amenity
- civilization
- civilized
- consumer society
- culturomics
- digital divide
- hunter-gatherer
- non-segregated
- non-segregation
- non-utility
- pluralism
- socially
- societal
- society
- socio-
- sociocultural
- sociolinguistic
- superstructure
- uncivilized
- utility
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