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Worksheetssocial engineering
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
what is social engineering?
it is tricking people into divulging personal information or other confidential data.
is the condition of an individual or group. A high level of this means that in some sense the individual's or group's condition is positive.
how much you appreciate and like yourself
what are 4 types of social engineering?
phishing,farming and shouldering
fishing, farming, blagging and shouldering
phishing,pharming, shouldering and blagging
sliding smoothing looking and tricking
what is phishing?
using a fishing rod to try catch fish
the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
the fraudulent practice of directing Internet users to a bogus website that mimics the appearance of a legitimate one, in order to obtain personal information such as passwords, account numbers, etc.
what is pharming?
the fraudulent practice of directing Internet users to a bogus website that mimics the appearance of a legitimate one, in order to obtain personal information such as passwords, account numbers, etc.
the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
a practice used to try and get peoples phone numbers while at a bar.
a practice used to convince people into giving them free food at fast good places only used by extreme con artists.
what can you do to prevent social engineering?
get rid of all devices that keep you in contact with people
to check for incorrect spellings
to see if they address you by your name
you can look for pictures
what is shouldering?
where you stand behind someone and take there bank pin or their phone passwords with intention of stealing.
where you hit someones shoulder
where you use your shoulder to open doors
where you put a camera on your shoulder and record peoples pins
what example of social engineering is this?
pharming
blagging
shouldering
phishing
what is one thing on this email that shows its phishing email?
doesn't address you by your name
has a reply arrow
it finishes with thank you
it has a picture
what kind of social engineering does this help prevent?
shouldering
blagging
pharming
phishing
which of these should you never do?
open an email you don't know who its from
say hello on the phone
give your password over the phone
answer calls
