COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF NETWORK SECURITY
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Viruses
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Worms
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Telephone IVR Phishing
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Trojan Horses
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing. As one of the most popular social engineering attack types, phishing scams are email and text message campaigns aimed at creating a sense of urgency, curiosity or fear in victims.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are different types of social engineering attacks: Phishing: The site tricks users into revealing their personal information (for example, passwords, phone numbers, or social security numbers).
Detailed explanation-3: -Social engineering is the term used for a broad range of malicious activities accomplished through human interactions. It uses psychological manipulation to trick users into making security mistakes or giving away sensitive information.
Detailed explanation-4: -5. Which of the following is not an example of social engineering? Explanation: Carding is the method of trafficking of bank details, credit cards or other financial information over the internet. Hence it’s a fraudulent technique used by hackers and does not comes under social engineering.