Phishing Flashcards
phishing
the process of attempting to acquire sensitive information
Ex: usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
spear phishing
A targeted phishing attack on a specific person or organization, with the goal to penetrate their defenses.
phishing attack surface
The quantity of emails exposed on the internet.
phish-prone percentage
The percentage of employees that are prone to click on phishing links.
*coined by KnowBe4
social engineering
The act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
CEO fraud
A spear phishing attack that targets high-risk users in which the hacker claims to be the CEO (or another executive) and urges an employee to do something that would not be authorized by the legitimate sender.
vishing
A phishing attack conducted by telephone.
smishing
Phishing conducted via SMS/text messaging.
email spoofing
Tricking or deceiving computer systems or other computer users.
Email spoofing involves sending messages from a bogus email address or faking the email address of another user.
