Social engineering is a fancy name for a plain old game: conning or tricking a person into giving out information that should be kept secure.  It’s called “social” because the hoax depends on interaction between people, rather than relying solely on technology.  Social engineers gain your trust to convince you that they are entitled to access information or areas that should be kept secure.  To beat the social engineers you have to understand the importance of the information in your possession and how they operate to get it from you...