Unit 2

Front

Which two of the following steps of hacking are most likely to involve the use of social engineering? (pick 2) Options: Recon / footprinting, Gaining Access, Scanning / Probing, Escalating Privileges, Exploiting, Covering Tracks

Back

Recon / footprinting, Gaining Access

Front

What is the goal of social engineering?

Back

To get an authorized user to give information to an unauthorized person.

Front

What is the main method used in social engineering? Options: Deception, Brute Force, Complex Algorithms, Ransom attacks

Back

Deception

Front

Which is NOT a reason that Social Engineering is so successful? Options: Humans are good at problem solving, Humans want to avoid confrontation, Humans make sloppy mistakes, Humans want to be helpful

Back

Humans are good at problem solving

Front

Which Social Engineering technique is best protected against by use of a security guard or turnstile? Options: Piggybacking, Shoulder Surfing, Dumpster Diving, Baiting

Back

Piggybacking

Front

What is considered the single biggest threat in the digital world and was used in 67% of cyber attacks last year? Options: Phishing, Shoulder Surfing, Piggybacking, Dumpster Diving

Back

Phishing

Front

Which of the following is NOT an indication that the email might be a phishing email? Options: Email was sent in the middle of the night, URL doesn't match the text, Misspellings, Sender and email address don't match

Back

Email was sent in the middle of the night

Front

Which of the following is a phishing attack that targets a specific individual or organization? Spear-phishing, Vishing, Smishing, Wishing

Back

Spear-phishing

Front

In order for data to be considered OSINT, it must satisfy which of the two conditions below? (Pick two) Free, Public, Recent, Accurate

Back

Free, Public

Front

Which of the following would NOT be considered OSINT? Google Classroom, Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps

Back

Google Classroom