Social Engineering Flashcards
1
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The act of manipulating people into preforming actions or divulging confidential information.
A
SOCIAL ENGINEERING
2
Q
A type of malware that denies access to a computer system until a ransome has been paid.
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RANSOMEWARE
3
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A small, focused, targeted attack via email on a particular person or organization with the goal of penetrating their defenses. The spear phishing Attack is done after research on the target and has a specific personalized component designed to make the target do something against his or her own interest.
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SPEAR PHISHING
4
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A type of malware that denies access to a computer system until a ransome has been paid.
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MALWARE
