GCSE Digital Technology 1.5 Social Engineering

Which fraudulent technique involves a user who is tricked (an email message is common) into revealing personal or confidential information?

• Dumpster diving

• Scareware

• Phishing

• Shoulder-surfing

Which form of visual hacking, refers to the act of obtaining personal or private information through direct observation?

• Dumpster diving

• Scareware

• Phishing

• Shoulder-surfing

Which malicious computer program is designed to trick a user into buying and downloading unnecessary and potentially dangerous software, such as fake antivirus protection?

• Dumpster diving

• Scareware

• Phishing

• Shoulder-surfing

Which technique is used to go through the bins inside and outside of buildings to find confidential information?

• Dumpster diving

• Scareware

• Phishing

• Shoulder-surfing

Which sort of social engineering attack is likely to occur at a cashpoint (ATM)?

• Dumpster diving

• Scareware

• Phishing

• Shoulder-surfing

Which social engineering technique involves someone inventing a scenario in order to trick the user to pass on personal/sensitive data?

• Scareware

• Blagging

• Shoulder - surfing

What tool is used to remove unwanted emails from your inbox?

• Spam filter

• Spam cipher

• Spambox

• Trash