social engineering Flashcards
1
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definition
A
when people are trickced by cyber criminals into giving them their personal data, usually without the person realising.
2
Q
phishing
A
phishing is a wat of obtaining private information, often using an
email containing a link.
3
Q
pharming
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pharming is a technique intended to redirect a website’s visitors (traffic) to a similar fake website which may look the same.
4
Q
blagging
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the act of creating an invented scenario to trick a targeted victim into giving out information or weakening security.
5
Q
shoulder surfing
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shouldering is observing a person’s private information, for example, a cashpoint PIN number.
