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A social engineering technique whereby attackers under disguise of a legitimate request attempt to gain access to confidential information is commonly referred to as:

• Phishing

• Privilege escalation

• Backdoor access

• Shoulder surfing

Which of the following answers refer to smishing? (Select 2 answers)

• Social engineering technique

• E-mail communication

• Spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT)

• Text messaging

• Spam over Internet Messaging (SPIM)

The practice of using a telephone system to manipulate user into disclosing confidential information is known as:

• Whaling

• • Spear phishing

• Vishing

• Pharming

Which of the following terms is commonly used to describe an unsolicited advertising message?

• Spyware

• Adware

• Malware

• Spam

What type of spam relies on text-based communication?

• Vishing

• SPIM

• SPIT

• Bluesnarfing

Phishing scams targeting a specific group of people are referred to as:

• Vishing

• Spear phishing

• Spoofing

• Whaling

In computer security, the term "Dumpster diving" is used to describe a practice of sifting through trash for discarded documents containing sensitive data. Found documents containing names and surnames of the employees along with the information about positions held in the company and other data can be used to facilitate social engineering attacks. Having the documents shredded or incinerated before disposal makes dumpster diving less effective and mitigates the risk of social engineering attacks.

• True

• False

A situation in which an unauthorized person can view another user's display or keyboard to learn their password or other confidential information is referred to as:

• Spear phishing

• Tailgating

• Shoulder surfing

• Spoofing

Which of the following answers refer to the characteristic features of pharming? (Select 3 answers)

• Somain hijacking

• Traffic redirection

• Fraudulent website

• Password attack

• Credntial harvesting

What is tailgating?

• Acquiring unauthorized access to confidential data

• Looking over someone's shoulder to get information

• Gaining unauthorized access to restricted areas by following another person

• Manipulating a user into disclosing confidential information