Cyber Security and Social Engineering

What is the most COMMON method of social engineering?

• Phishing

• Pretexting

• Baiting

• Tailgating

What is this?

A person releases a music file for free download. The file, when opened, plays a song while secretly installing a piece of malware. What is this called?

• Keylogger

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

What is this?

A user is contacted by email asking them to fill in a survey, if they complete the form they are entered into a prize draw for a 7 nights 5 star holiday experience.

• Baiting

• Phishing

• Quid pro Quo

• Pretexting

What does social engineering use on its targets to trick or persuade them into doing what the person wants them to do?

• The Force

• Sophisticated Software

• Psychology

Which of these words represent the biggest weakness in a computer system.

• Hardware

• Software

• Wetware

• Malware

What is this?

A person lays in wait, looking for an oppotunity to follow someone inside a secured building.

• Tailgaiting

• Phishing

• Baiting

• Pretexting

Which of these below are pieces of Malware

• iTunes

• Trojan

• Word Processor

• Spyware

• Computer Virus

What is this?

A person is using an ATM, the person behind them is standing behind them but just to the side watching what they are doing.

• Pharming

• Baiting

• Shoulder Surfing

• Phising

What is this called?

When a user logs into a website it asks them to answer a question that looks something like the image above.

• CAPTCHA

• Password

• Bio-metric security

• Email confirmation

Quid Pro Quo is a type of social engineering which does what?

• Exchanges data/access to data for something

• Entices targets with something good in return for usernames and passwords.

• Sends the user to a convincing website clone.

• Creating a rich backstory to trick someone into trusting you.