What are the measures for preventing a social engineering attack?

Social engineering is not new. Authoritarian governments have used it for years by collecting information that is sensitive through illegal means by stealing identity from their victims and spying to obtain information to help with their efforts to keep in government. Today we hear about Russia trying to influence our elections through this means. How can you prevent social engineering attacks?

Well, one way is to refuse to give out computer or network information. Another is to not complete confidential company tasks in an unsecure setting. A third way is to not give out personal identifiable information. It is our duty at work to strive to keep personal, sensitive information out of the hands of anyone who might seek to use social engineering for profit in any way.