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Senior-level staff

Executives have become common targets for social engineers mostly because of what they have to offer. These senior folks have access to very sensitive corporate data, are parties to confidential communication, and they also have their own personal assets that can be targeted. Therefore, even if the social engineer is not able to steal something from the organizations they work for, their personal assets are still on the line and can be targeted. Because of their seniority, executives tend to be less security-aware as they are deemed to be powerful and thus cannot be punished when they disregard an organization's security policies. They are also deemed to be busy and thus are exempted from taking part in security training ...