Y9 Social Engineering

How are people targeted through Phishing?

• via Email

• on Websites

Which of these are warning signs of a phishing scam?

• incorrect "from" address

• Pressure to rush

• Social Pressures

• Suspicious links in the email

Social Engineering takes advantage of which security flaw in a computer system?

• The User

• The Network

• The Password

What cyber scam is described by this statement - "a cyber attack intended to redirect a website's traffic to another, fake site."

• Phishing

• Pharming

• DNS Hijacking

What cyber scam is described by this statement - " fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication."

• Phishing

• Pharming

• DNS Hijacking

How are people targeted through Pharming?

• via Email

• on Websites

Which Social Engineering Techniques can be seen in this email?

• Social Pressure - Legal Authority

• Financial Pressure

• Threat

• Blackmail

True or False: You can always tell the difference between a real website and a fake pharming website?

• true

• false

True or False: Phishing is only done through email. It never uses any other messaging service.

• True

• False

What information are scammers looking to gain through social engineering?

• bank details

• passwords

• address details

• family information