Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is social engineering
A
A range of attacks accomplished through human interaction
2
Q
What are examples of social engineering
A
Shouldering, name generator attacks, phishing, blagging
3
Q
What is shouldering
A
An attacker (online or irl) watching a victim while they provide sensitive information
4
Q
What is a name generator attack
A
An attack where the victim is asked to provide information/complete a quiz to produce a name
5
Q
What is phishing
A
An attack where the victim receives an email made to look real, but will lead them to give up data
6
Q
What is blagging
A
An attack where the perpetrator creates a scenario to convince the victim to give them money
