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WorksheetsSocial Engineering
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is not a social engineering technique?
Blagging
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
Which of the following most closely matches the definition of 'Blagging'?
Sending an e-mail to a user pretending to be someone else
Hacking a person's computer
Tricking a person into revealing some personal information
Observing a legitimate user entering a password
Setting up a fake website that looks like an official website
Which of the following would best protect against pharming?
Use of e-mail filters
Use of web filters
Using biometric passwords
Disabling USB storage devices
Wearing 3D glasses
Which two of the following e-mail addresses would you rate as trust users from?
@gmail.com
@trafford.gov.uk
@oxfam.charity.org
@stretfordgrammar.com
Which of the following describe 'Social engineering'?
Confusing people so they give-up information
Manipulating people to give-up information
Assaulting people so they give up information
Paying people so they give-up goods and services
What is the term for making a phone call or e-mail that appear to be from somebody else instead of the real sender?
Hoaxing
Spoofing
Blagging
Pancaking
Defenestrating
Which of the following people should you share your password with when they ask?
Network managers
Call centre workers
Security experts
Company managers
Nobody
Which of the following could increase the chances of blagging being successful?
Making the victim feel sorry for you
Complementing the victim
Ignoring the victim
Claiming to be an authority figure
Offering the victim a reward for 'helping'
Making phone calls to trick people into giving up information is known as...
Vishing
Phishing
Pharming
