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Question 1

What is Phishing?

Answer 1

Sending a false email or message pretending to be legit to retrieve information.

Question 2

What is Whaling?

Answer 2

A targeted attack on a high profile individual.

Question 3

What kind of Phishing is targeted at a group or specific individual?

Answer 3

Spear Phishing

Question 4

What is Vishing?

Answer 4

Phishing through Voice communications

Question 5

What kind of Phishing is over text message or SMS?

Answer 5

Smishing

Question 6

What is following an individual/group of individuals closely to get into an area called?

Answer 6

Tailgating

Question 7

What is Impersonation?

Answer 7

Pretending to be somebody else

Question 8

What is Dumpster Diving?

Answer 8

Dumpster Diving is going through companies trash to find sensitive information.

Question 9

What is it called when an attacker physically watches an unsuspecting victim enter information?

Answer 9

Shoulder Surfing

Question 10

What is a Hoax?

Answer 10

False information that tricks individuals into disclosing information to mitigate risk.

Question 11

What kind of attack targets a highly secure group by infecting a website they commonly visit?

Answer 11

A Watering Hole attack

Question 12

What is Social Engineering?

Answer 12

Leveraging social interactions and emotion to gain information.