Social Engineering & Malware

What is the art of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.

• Network Engineering

• Data Engineering

• Social Engineering

• Motor Engineering

Hacking is...

• a term used to cut flowers
• the use of a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
• a term used to laugh at something
• a bad word

When cyber criminals attempt to steal personal and financial information or infect devices with malware and viruses.

• Baiting

• Phishing Scams

• Tailgating

• Vishing

What is Vishing?

• Exploiting human curiosity via the use of physical media.

• Buildings that are secured via key card

• Emails can appear to be from a legitimate organization, urging you to act quickly to avoid negative consequences.

• The use of fraudulent phone calls to trick people into giving money or revealing personal information

When websites may offer users free music or movie downloads is called _______________ .

• Baiting

• Hacking

• Vishing

• Tailgating

What is an example of tailgating?

• When a websites give away free software and include unwanted programs.

• When someone pretends to be from a phone company to try and get personal information from the victim.

• When someone walks behind an employee of company and tries to get in without a proper ID.

• When you get an email from an official looking website to try and get your personal information.

A hacker who uses their skills to help protect against attacks are called

• Black Hat

• Green Hat

• Blue Hat

• White Hat

A person who attempts to find computer security vulnerabilities and exploit them for personal financial gain.

• Black Hat

• Gold Hat

• White Hat

• Green Hat

What are a self-replicating viruses, meaning it infect your system without you opening a file.

• Trojan Horses

• Virus

• Worm

• Spyware

An infected file needs to be clicked on or opened in order for a ______ to spread.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan Horse

• Bait