An introduction to social engineering

In cyber-security, social engineering refers to the manipulation of individuals in order to induce them to carry out specific actions or to divulge information that can be of use to an attacker. Social engineering in itself does not necessarily require a large amount of technical knowledge in order to be successful. Instead, social engineering preys on common aspects of human psychology such as curiosity, courtesy, gullibility, greed, thoughtlessness, shyness and apathy.

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Intergraph

Hexagon PPM (formerly Intergraph Process, Power & Marine) is the world's leading provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B; hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across industrial and geospatial applications.

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The Engineer’s Guide to the Resilient Platform

whitePaper | February 10, 2020

Engineers are facing ever-increasing pressure from business executives to incorporate innovative technologies into their products. The realities of creating new and unexplored concepts, while accounting for more and more smart connected products, and continually adapting to changing market uncertainties, is making it challenging for companies to compete effectively.

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A Seamless and Successful Transition from Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

Quality Engineering has gained prominence with the shift to agile and DevOps. Companies are shifting from Quality Assurance process for an agile and scalable application development process. QE brings software development and IT operations teams together, removes silos, and embedding security in every step of the application development process. But this is just the tip of the iceberg among the reasons to shift from Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering. The move towards QE over QA is a cultural shift within the organizations and the development teams.

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The Future of Building

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

With ongoing advancements in converging technologies, energy generation and usage and other business models, the construction industry has an opportunity to transform the way it functions. Challenging conventional norms could be the key to solving many of the bottlenecks the industry has faced for years. At the same time, there are inherent risks associated with transformative shifts. The time is right to take advantage of the potential financial, environmental and societal rewards.

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5 Best Practices to Identify the Best Tender

whitePaper | May 28, 2021

Reliable subcontractors who can deliver work on time are vital for keeping any project on budget and on schedule. And choosing the wrong subcontractor introduces risk to your project that grows exponentially as time goes on. It’s clear that picking the right subcontractor is one of the most important jobs a head contractor does, but it’s also one of the most difficult. Slow, manual processes can impede your ability to find the right subcontractors, choose the best tender, and effectively communicate with your subcontractors when the project starts.

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Introduction to the Construction Readiness Assessment

whitePaper | February 9, 2021

Construction projects have always faced pressure to begin early mobilization of the construction phase which can result in out-of-sequence work leading to cost and schedule overruns. The decision to proceed with construction requires a standard, objective process that easily identifies the gaps that must be addressed to achieve construction readiness and supports the decision of when to move forward. CII's Construction Readiness Assessment is a game-changer to guide project teams in achieving construction readiness with confidence. Their research shows that construction-ready projects outperform projects that are not ready with 20% better cost performance and 22% better schedule performance2.

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Parametric Modeling Innovates Bridge Design

whitePaper | January 6, 2020

Bridge design is no simple matter. While traditional 3D modeling software is useful for buildings, these structures don’t present the same challenges that bridge design does. Jalpesh Patel, Senior Technical Consultant with Allplan explains why: Buildings are mainly linear, vertical structures with minimal to no obstruction. Bridges, on the other hand, are non-linear, horizontal structures that must weave through obstacles, existing structures, and multiple right-ofway restrictions.

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Intergraph

Hexagon PPM (formerly Intergraph Process, Power & Marine) is the world's leading provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B; hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across industrial and geospatial applications.

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