NETWORK MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sitting on a lake shore and trying to catch trout
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Someone trying to gather personal information through scams
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Emails from your favorite store advertising their big sale
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Texts from your friend asking if you’d like to meet at the volleyball game
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers. It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message.
Detailed explanation-2: -Smishing. Smishing is a type of phishing attack deployed via SMS message. This type of phishing attack gets more visibility because of the notification the individual receives and because more people are likely to read a text message than an email.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phishing attacks are social engineering attacks, and they can have a great range of targets depending on the attacker. They could be generic scam emails looking for anyone with a PayPal account. Phishing can also be a targeted attack focused on a specific individual.
Detailed explanation-4: -Phishing scams are attempts by scammers to trick you into giving out your personal information such as your bank account numbers, passwords and credit card numbers.