"Engineering tricks" refers to clever and creative strategies or methods employed by engineers to solve problems or achieve specific goals in their designs or projects. Full definition
Highly motivated and persistent attackers will often start with a social engineering trick: creating a well - crafted and personal email to known employees of the company. (blogs.windows.com)
Matt Honan claims a hacker was able to get access to his iCloud account — and from there, Gmail, Twitter, and potentially much more — by using some social engineering tricks on Apple Tech support. (lawyerist.com)
In one memorable football game» a 1967 classic between the Giants and Steelers» the Giants were trailing late, until Fran Tarkenton, the Giants quarterback, engineered a trick play catapulting the Giants to an improbable victory. (firstthings.com)