Unit 3: Social Engineering

This email is what type of attack?

• Shoulder surfing

• Dumpster Diving

• Phishing

• Hacking

What is the key indication that the email is the type of attack that you gave as your answer in question 1?

• Somebody watches you create an account

• Suspicious URL

• It asks for you to complete a short quiz

• It is an invented scenario

A set of methods used by cyber criminals to deceive individuals into handing over information that they can use for fraudulent purposes’ is a definition of what?

• Blagging

• Shouldering

• Phishing

• Social Engineering

What would be a key indicator of a phishing email?

• a new email from a friend arranging a meet

• unexpected email with request for information

• work email from a client with personal attachments

• a email from family with a picture

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

• share your pin with someone you trust

• create a pin that is easy to remember

• have a pin that is the same as your friends

• be aware of who is around you

..........................................arguably creates the largest risk of the data being compromised.

Which is the worst form of data a hacker could use to perform identity theft?

• Name

• Address

• School Name

• Age

• Town/City you Live in

What is the main way to spot a phishing email?

• New email

• Lots of pictures

• Names of people you know

• Email address it is sent from

Which of the following is not a social engineering technique?

• Shoulder Surfing

• Hacking

• Phishing

• Pharming

Which of the following would probably not help to prevent phishing?

• Train employees on security procedures

• Set up an auto-reply for e-mails received when you are on holiday

• Block e-mails from unknown senders

• Investigate content of e-mails to determine trustworthiness