socia engineering Flashcards
define social engineering
art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information
describe how to protect against social engineering
- education and training
- company security policies
- public awareness campaigns
forms of social engineering
blagging (pre texting)
phishing
pharming
shouldering (shoulder surfing )
explain blagging
act of creating and using an invented scenario to engage a targeted victim in a manner that increases the chance that the victim will divulge information or perform actions that would be unlikely in ordinary circumstances
explain pharming
cyber attack intended to redirect à websites traffic to another fake site
explain phishing
technique to fraudulently obtain private information often using email and/or SMS
explain shouldering
physicallly observing a persons private information over their shoulder
eg cash point machine pin numbers
define malware
umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software
how can malware be protected against
anti malware software
examples of malware
computer virus
trojan
spyware
adware
explain computer virus
self replicating programs that are intended to slow down the computer and consumer memory usage
describe a trojan
programs that pretends to be normal but contain malware that installs itself on your computer after using the valid program
describe spyware
malware that reports computer usage to the creator of the program , with the aim to steal your passwords
describe adware
malware that displays adverts on the computer so the creator gets ad revenue
