words to know

Question 1

Bracketing

Answer 1

Providing a high and low estimate in order to entice a more specific number

Question 2

Confidential bait

Answer 2

Pretending to divulge confidential information in hopes of receiving confidential information in return

Question 3

Deliberate false statements

Answer 3

Saying something wrong in the hopes that the person will correct the statement with true information

Question 4

Feigned ignorance

Answer 4

Pretending to be ignorant of a topic in order to exploit the person’s tendency to educate

Question 5

Denial of the obvious

Answer 5

Saying something wrong in the hopes that the person will correct the statement with true information

Question 6

Flattery

Answer 6

Using praise to coax a person into providing information

Question 7

Consensus

Answer 7

If users search the Internet before downloading the rogueware, they will come across these web sites, and might believe that other real people are vouching for the product. Using consensus/social proof is most effective with Trojans and hoaxes

Question 8

What is the function of a C2 server

Answer 8

Botnet control

Question 9

ML

Answer 9

AI feature that enables it to accomplish tasks based on training data

Question 10

command-and-control [C&C] server

Answer 10

a computer controlled by an attacker or cybercriminal which is used to send commands to systems compromised by malware and receive stolen data from a target network.