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@article{186541,
        author = {Ajay Prajapati and Mrs. Karishma Jain},
        title = {Cybersecurity Beyond Tools: Unmasking the Psychological Manipulation},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {12},
        number = {no},
        pages = {450-454},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186541},
        abstract = {Cybercrime has outgrown mere technicality and has now evolved into a psychological battle exploiting human frailties. The solution needs to be a composite one bringing together technology, education, and psychological insight. The more potential victims are educated about the psychological ploys used by scammers, the more they become a part of the human firewall that could make the cyber world a safe place. Cybersecurity has mostly focused on technical defenses, like software, hardware, and other advanced tools. Still, the other side of the coin, which is psychological manipulation, is equally critical and relatively underrated. This manipulation tactics are the use of human emotions like trust, fear, greed, and curiosity to mislead victims. For instance, children are lured with promises of gaming rewards, teenagers with scams from social media, adults with fake jobs, and the elderly with various frauds. The paper examines how such tactics morph further for specific age groups with real-time examples from India showing their impact. By making known these exploitative techniques, the present study very rightly focuses on the need for integrating psychology into cybersecurity, raising awareness and prevention.},
        keywords = {Cybersecurity},
        month = {},
        }