CYBERSECURITY: L2 SOCIAL ENGINEERING

Question 1

What is social engineering?

Answer 1

When cybercriminals trick people into giving them info for fradulent purposes

Question 2

List 4 social engineering attacks

Answer 2

1. Shouldering
   - an attack to steal a password or sensitive data, like at an ATM.
2. Name generator attacks
   - ask victims to combine info or take quizzes in apps or social media posts to produce a name.
3. Phishing
   - when victims get fake emails that look real, tricking them into giving valuable data. (Smishing = SMS)
4. Blagging
   - which is also known as pretexting, is when the attacker makes up a story to get data or money from the victim.