The goal of social engineering (Social Engineering) is detached confidential information from corporate users without technical means, with a view to breach the security system and appropriating corporate information resources.

Social engineering is vital for assessing the safety information, since it determines the vulnerable parts in an organization that can not be addressed through technical solutions such as firewalls and intrusion suppression systems.

The process involves manipulation and / or cheating corporate employees and external environment to the violation of the IT infrastructure and access to critical information and data. The XGate through social engineering shows the weakest link in the information security mechanisms: the human element.