Module 2 part 2 Flashcards
Denial of Service & Social Engineering
1
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What is social engineering ?
A
- it is the art and science of getting people to comply to your wishes.
- manipulation of the natural human tendency to trust other people.
- in cyber terminology, it is an intrusion that mainly relies on human interaction.
2
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What can social engineering do ?
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- reveal information
- break normal security procedures
- make online payments to a third party
- install malware on their system
- install spyware on their system
3
Q
What are the tricks that social engineers use.
A
- impersonation
- ingratiation
- diffusion of responsibility
- plain odl friendliness
4
Q
What are the social engineering techniques ?
A
- dumpster diving
- social engineering by phone
- shoulder Surfing
- baiting
- online ads
- phishing, pharming and phlashing.
- Social engineering by hacking gmail and facebook accounts. target is the account friends.
- Get password from fake websites.
- Reverse Social Engineering (RSE)
5
Q
What are the 2 ways to mitigate ?
A
- education
- policies
6
Q
what is dumpster diving ?
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7
Q
what is social engineering by phone ?
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8
Q
what is shoulder surfing ?
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9
Q
what is baiting ?
A
Send good looking email or left usb in public
10
Q
what is online ads ?
A
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11
Q
what is phishing, pharming and phlashing
A
Phishing spam emails.
Pharming redirect to fake web site
Phlashing
12
Q
what is Social engineering by hacking gmail and facebook accounts.
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- target is the account friends.
13
Q
How to get password from fake websites ?
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14
Q
what is Reverse Social Engineering (RSE) ?
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