Define the term social engineering.
Describe what social engineering is and how it can be protected against.
Explain the following forms of social engineering: blagging (pretexting), phishing, pharming, shouldering (or shoulder surfing).
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What is social engineering?
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The art of engineering people of society to follow a cause of your choice
The art of making your social media profile serve a business purpose
The use of community based computing projects
The art of manipulating or ‘conning’ individuals into giving away private information or login IDs and passwords
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Which of these is not an example of social engineering?
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Phishing
A Trojan Horse
Shoulder Surfing
Vishing
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What is social engineering?
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Which of these is not an example of social engineering?
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What is shoulder surfing?
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What is phishing?
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What is vishing?
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What is pharming?
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In which of these situations should you be cautious when opening an email?
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Which of the following is not a preventative measure against phishing email scams?
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What types of people have been a victim of social engineering crimes?
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How can you check if a web-page is legitimate before signing in or entering sensitive information?
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How can you protect yourself from vishing?
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What is the name for a social engineering technique in which a fictional situation is created to obtain personal information from someone?
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In what situation are you safe from social engineering?
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Why are employees the biggest risk to a companies network?
