COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Social engineering
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Active attack
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Lack of technical controls
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Script kiddies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social Engineering, in the context of Information Security, is a threat to Privacy, as it is the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. Social Engineering is a type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social engineers manipulate human feelings, such as curiosity or fear, to carry out schemes and draw victims into their traps. Therefore, be wary whenever you feel alarmed by an email, attracted to an offer displayed on a website, or when you come across stray digital media lying about.
Detailed explanation-3: -Types of Social Engineering Attacks. For the purposes of this article, let’s focus on the six most common attack types that social engineers use to target their victims. These are phishing, pretexting, baiting, quid pro quo, tailgating and CEO fraud.