COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A HACKER
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Question
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Which of the following describe ‘Social engineering’?
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Confusing people so they give-up information
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Manipulating people to give-up information
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Assaulting people so they give up information
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Paying people so they give-up goods and services
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Pretexting is a social engineering tactic in which an attacker uses a convincing story as a pretext to gain the trust of an individual.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements is true regarding social engineering? Social engineering is when an attacker attempts to take advantage of a weakness in a network, device, or application. Security professionals consider social engineering a highly sophisticated “technical” form of attack.
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