Social engineering-1-G8

"Your computer may be affected with severe malware".

This message is a common example of a

• social engineering attack

• antivirus problem

• normal message

..............................is a technique that influences users of a computing system into disclosing confidential information.

• Social engineering

• network

• technology

• social media

Scamsters and cybercriminals use social engineering attacks to look for people’s personal information.

• True

• False

Once scamsters and cybercriminals have people’s personal information, they may install malicious malware on the victims’ computers and trick them into giving their bank information or passwords.

• true

• false

The attacker learns as much as he can about the

targeted victim. Data is collected from company

websites also by talking to the users of the target

system.

• Plot attack

• Fetch tools

• Collect data

• attack

The attackers plan how to execute the attack.

• Collect data

• Plot attack

• Fetch tools

• attack

The attackers procure software programs that would be

used during the attack

• Collect data

• Plot attack

• attack

• Fetch tools

The attackers find the weaknesses in the victims

system.

• collect data

• plot attack

• attack

• fetch tools

Data collected duri ngthe social engineering strategy

such as emails. anniversaries. birth dates. and so on. is

used in attacks targeting password identification.

• attack

• use gained knowledge

• collect data

• fetch tools