Section 5.39 Pretexting Flashcards
Objectives 2.2 Explain common threat vectors and attack surfaces Objectives 5.6 Given a scenario, implement security awareness practices
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Pretexting
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Gives some amount of information that seems true so that the victim will give more information
Mitigation involves TRAINING the employees not to fall for pretext and not to fill in the gaps for people when they are calling
Those windows callers saying you have malware on your PC.
