Phishing Flashcards
Define pretexting
a certain type of social engineering technique that manipulates victims into divulging information.
Define typosquatting
a form of cybersquatting (sitting on sites under someone else’s brand or copyright) that targets Internet users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser
Define pharming
Harvest large groups of people
Define phishing
Collect access credentials
Define vishing
Voice Phishing
Define smishing
SMS Phishing
Define reconnaissance
Gather information on the victim
How do they gather information?
Through lead generation sites, such as: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Define spear phishing
Targeted phishing with inside information
What does the pre-text contain?
An actor (attacker) and a story
Define eliciting information
Extracting information from the victim
How to protect against impersonation?
never volunteer information, verify before revealing info, don’t disclose personal details
Define dumpster diving
Important information in trash
How to protect information from trash
Secure garbage and shred documents
