Our friends and followers, you are all familiar with the term "social engineering" in the field of cybersecurity or information security in general. It's not limited to one area; this term is also used in other contexts, such as by negotiation and diplomacy experts in government, politics, and all public spheres.
But today, we'll discuss its application within the digital and technical field:
The goal of social engineering in the world of technology is (control) and (increasing trust and dependency in people). When someone gains trust and dependency, the other person's power over them becomes stronger, granting them privileges not even afforded to those closest to them.
We mustn't forget that it has both negative and positive aspects, but its foundation rests on the mind manipulator—the person who uses social engineering techniques for their own benefit or against others.
But does everyone possess this ability? Absolutely not! Because such a person either possesses it innately or acquires it through harsh life experiences and interactions with all kinds of people, or through reading profound philosophical and psychological books that study different personality types.
For example, we will give you some examples that you may have seen before:
1- A person who feigns stupidity and ignorance. This type of person sometimes uses this tactic to obtain information from intelligent people and later use this information against them.
2- Someone who is accused of something, for example, Ali goes to Ahmed, and Ahmed hasn't done anything wrong, and Ali accuses him of saying such and such things about him, and Ahmed doesn't say anything! How did this happen? The person who engineered Ali, or the so-called "mind hacker" (proved to him that Ahmed had spoken about him in some way; the essence of engineering is proof, evidence, or persuasion by any means, whether legitimate or illegitimate).
3- The person with two categories: (social) and (calm). I don't mean everyone, but rather people who possess the engineering mindset. You might see this person as social with everyone, but what goes on in their mind is something else. For example, Ali hates Ahmed, and Ahmed hates Ali. What does this person do? They create a relationship between the two and remain neutral. Why? Because there might be a mutual benefit for both of them. But problems might arise between the engineer and these two. For example, Ahmed finds out that the mind hacker is in contact with Ali, so he might cut off contact with him. In this case, the person with the engineering mindset will switch to a calm mindset and abandon the social one.
For example, what does he do? (He tells Ahmed that his staying with Ali is for a very serious reason, such as being monitored by the professor, who informed him, thus giving Ahmed a convincing reason to stay in contact with Ali, or telling him things about Ali that aren't true, and so on.)
Note: Social engineering isn't limited to tricking someone into clicking a link, or convincing them to enter a certain website. If this is how you think, then you have a limited or superficial way of thinking.
Therefore, the foundation of mind hacking and social engineering is (planning, continuous thinking, gathering evidence and information, studying the human mind, music, qualifications, and relationships).
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