Social Engineering
SKILLSET
Deceiving people with malicious intent; a psychological technique.
Related Questions
- Which of the following can be impacted by a social engineering attack? (Choose 3)
- Matt has called at 5:00 Friday and told the IT manager he needs to create a report due Monday morning and he needs access to sensitive files. He also wants home access. What should the IT manager do? Note that Matt's direct supervisor has already left for the weekend and is unavailable. (Select 2)
- Bill (a hacker) infects Erica's computer at ABC with a virus through a phishing email. After gaining access to Erica's computer, he realizes that she does not have the type of sensitive information he's looking for. However, she has a document containing contacts for services she might need (pizza delivery, plumbing, electricity etc). He edits this, and saves his contact phone number as "Mark- affordable IT services". Soon enough Erica calls Mark to complain about the virus on her computer, inviting him to fix it. What has Bill done in this scenario?
- Information gathered from social networking sites such as facebook, linkedin, twitter etc, can be used for which types of attacks? (Choose two)
- Information gathered from social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be used to launch which of the following types of attacks? (Choose two.)
- When using non-technical assessment methods to assess the security of an organization, which of the following techniques would be best for determining end-user security training requirements?
- Which type of scan is used to measure the layer of blood vessels at the back of the eye?
- A man is attempting to gain access into Medical Inc. to steal sensitive information. He calls the HR department and says he is from IT. He tells the HR representative that they have a virus and their computer is infecting the network. He adds that if he does not get access to their computer they could be fired for security noncompliance. Which social engineering principle is being used?
- Which is the best way to mitigate tailgating?
- Phishing is a combinations of social engineering and _____?