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Understanding Social Engineering and Cybersecurity Threats UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers Social Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - Manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access. Hacking - CORRECT ANSWER - Unauthorized access to data in a system. Baiting - CORRECT ANSWER -...

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Understanding Social Engineering and
Cybersecurity Threats UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Social Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - Manipulating individuals to gain
unauthorized access.


Hacking - CORRECT ANSWER - Unauthorized access to data in a system.



Baiting - CORRECT ANSWER - Offering value to trick users into actions.



Shoulder Surfing - CORRECT ANSWER - Observing someone's private information
directly.


Piggybacking - CORRECT ANSWER - Gaining access by following an authorized user.



Dumpster Diving - CORRECT ANSWER - Retrieving discarded information for
malicious use.


Vishing - CORRECT ANSWER - Voice phishing using phone calls for deception.



Pretexting - CORRECT ANSWER - Impersonating authority to gain access.



Scareware - CORRECT ANSWER - False alerts convincing users to install malware.



Phishing - CORRECT ANSWER - Bogus emails tricking users for personal information.



Spear-Phishing - CORRECT ANSWER - Targeted email scams for specific individuals.

, Whaling - CORRECT ANSWER - Phishing aimed at high-value individuals.



Smishing - CORRECT ANSWER - Phishing conducted via text messages.



OSINT - CORRECT ANSWER - Publicly available information about individuals.



Reverse Social Engineering - CORRECT ANSWER - Victim contacts attacker due to
created situation.


Hoaxes - CORRECT ANSWER - Emails spreading false alarming information.



Mitigate - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce severity of risks or vulnerabilities.



Policy - CORRECT ANSWER - Guiding principles for organizational direction.



Procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - Steps to implement a specific policy.



Attack Vectors - CORRECT ANSWER - Third-party programs that introduce
vulnerabilities.


Benchmarks - CORRECT ANSWER - Standards for identifying secure configurations.



Sloppy Mistake - CORRECT ANSWER - Human error leading to security vulnerabilities.



Avoid Confrontation - CORRECT ANSWER - Human tendency to comply to avoid
conflict.

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