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Social Engineering

the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes

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Jan 06, 2026

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the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes

the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary

NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary

NICCS glossary export (CSV)

Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted

https://niccs.cisa.gov/rest/vocab/export-csv

NICCS is a CISA (DHS) program. Individual glossary entries include a "From" attribution (e.g., CNSSI 4009, NIST SPs, NICE Framework). Treat "From" values as upstream provenance and verify before quoting large portions of text.

Source: NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary (niccs.cisa.gov).

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NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
NICCS glossary export (CSV)
https://niccs.cisa.gov/rest/vocab/export-csv
NICCS is a CISA (DHS) program. Individual glossary entries include a "From" attribution (e.g., CNSSI 4009, NIST SPs, NICE Framework). Treat "From" values as upstream provenance and verify before quoting large portions of text.
Source: NICCS (CISA) Cybersecurity Vocabulary (niccs.cisa.gov).