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WorksheetsOutsmart the Social Engineer
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
A person claiming to be from IT support calls and urgently asks for your login credentials to “fix a system issue.” What should you do?
Give them your password to speed things up
Ask for verification and contact IT directly via official channels
Ignore the call and move on
Call your coworker and gossip about it
You find a USB stick in the office parking lot labeled “Bonus Salaries.” What’s the safest action?
Plug it into your work PC to see what’s inside
Take it to the HR department
Hand it to IT Security for investigation
Leave it on the reception desk
Which of the following is an example of “tailgating”?
Asking someone for their password
Following an employee into a secure area without swiping a badge
Sending phishing emails to multiple employees
Creating a fake login page to harvest credentials
What’s the primary goal of social engineering in Red Team operations?
Stealing money from the company
Testing firewalls and antivirus tools
Exploiting human vulnerabilities to evaluate security awareness
Installing ransomware on company systems
Which response best prevents pretexting attacks?
Using antivirus software
Verifying identities before sharing information
Keeping your software updated
Using a VPN on public Wi-Fi
