Social Engineering

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A user in your organization received a phone call from your department asking to verify his user ID and password, which he provided. What specific type of attack is this?

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Vishing

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What type of attack involves people digging through trash, claiming to look for aluminum cans but only having a bag of papers?

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Dumpster diving

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Which of the following is a type of social engineering attack in which an attacker attempts to obtain sensitive information from a user by masquerading as a trusted entity in an e-mail? Options: Phishing, Pharming, Spam, Vishing

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Phishing

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Social Engineering takes advantage of which security flaw in a computer system?

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The User

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True or False: You can always tell the difference between a real website and a fake pharming website?

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false

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What is shouldering (or shoulder surfing) in social engineering?

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Physically observing someone entering confidential information

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Pretexting

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Pretending to be someone else to gain access to information, either in person or by phone.

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An act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud

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Impersonation

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What is one way somebody could protect themselves from shoulder surfing?

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be aware of who is around you