Phishing 2.2

Question 1

Phishing

Answer 1

• Social engineering in which an attacker attempts to obtain sensitive information from users by masquerading as a trusted entity.f

Question 2

Business Email Compromise

Answer 2

• Emails are highly trusted sources which attackers take advantage of.
• Attackers can send spoofed email addresses.

Question 3

Typosquatting

Answer 3

• An attack that capitalizes on common typographical errors.
• Attackers register incorrect or mistyped URLs.
• Used for a phishing attack or plant malware.

Question 4

Pretexting

Answer 4

• An attacker uses a narrative to influence the victim into giving up some item of information.

Question 5

Vishing

Answer 5

• An attack that uses voice communication technology to obtain the information the attacker is seeking.
• Takes advantage of the trust that some people place on the telephone networking.

Question 6

Smishing

Answer 6

• An attack using Short Message Service (SMS)
• Involves directing the user to a URL that can potentially be use to download malware.