AQA GCSE Computer Science - 3.6.1.1 Pharming & Shouldering

1) What is social engineering?

• The manipulating of people into handing over confidential information such as a PIN or password

• The act of inventing a story or scenario to gain a targeted victim's interest. This may encourage them to give away confidential information, or even send money.

• An attempt to gain personal information about someone by way of deception

• A cyberattack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.

What is blagging?

• The act of inventing a story or scenario to gain a targeted victim's interest. This may encourage them to give away confidential information, or even send money.

• The manipulating of people into handing over confidential information such as a PIN or password

• An attempt to gain personal information about someone by way of deception

• A cyberattack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.

What is phishing?

• An attempt to gain personal information about someone by way of deception

• The manipulating of people into handing over confidential information such as a PIN or password

• A cyberattack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.

• The act of inventing a story or scenario to gain a targeted victim's interest. This may encourage them to give away confidential information, or even send money.

What is pharming

• A cyber attack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.

• The manipulating of people into handing over confidential information such as a PIN or password

• The act of inventing a story or scenario to gain a targeted victim's interest. This may encourage them to give away confidential information, or even send money.

• An attempt to gain personal information about someone by way of deception

What is shouldering?

• The observing of someone’s personal information over their shoulder

• The act of inventing a story or scenario to gain a targeted victim's interest. This may encourage them to give away confidential information, or even send money.

• An attempt to gain personal information about someone by way of deception

• A cyberattack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.

What is an example of blagging?

• An email that appears to be from a friend telling them that they’re in trouble and asking them to send money.

• An email that seems to be from a convincing business that asks you to send personal details.

• Looking at someone enter their PIN in a shop or at a cashpoint.

• A web page that appears to be for a specific bank, requesting a username and password for login

What is an example of phishing?

• An email that seems to be from a convincing business that asks you to send personal details.

• An email that appears to be from a friend telling them that they’re in trouble and asking them to send money.

• Looking at someone enter their PIN in a shop or at a cashpoint.

• A web page that appears to be for a specific bank, requesting a username and password for login

What is an example of shouldering?

• Looking at someone enter their PIN in a shop or at a cashpoint.

• An email that appears to be from a friend telling them that they’re in trouble and asking them to send money.

• An email that seems to be from a convincing business that asks you to send personal details.

• A web page that appears to be for a specific bank, requesting a username and password for login

What is an example of pharming?

• A web page that appears to be for a specific bank, requesting a username and password for login

• An email that appears to be from a friend telling them that they’re in trouble and asking them to send money.

• An email that seems to be from a convincing business that asks you to send personal details.

• Looking at someone enter their PIN in a shop or at a cashpoint.

How could a company prevent blagging?

• Security training

• Checking email for spelling/grammar mistakes

• Asking employees to create a barrier with their bodies to hide their screens