Tag: Social Engineering

Instructions
What is social engineering? Simply put, it is “any act that influences a person to take action that may or may not be in their best interest.” Social engineering is a term that encompasses a broad spectrum of malicious activity.

Select one of the following social engineering attack techniques:

Baiting.
Scareware.
Pretexting.
Phishing.
Vishing.
Tailgating.
Watering hole.
Whaling.
Spear phishing.

Why do you think Social Engineering is so effective? (Why do you think that even sophisticated cyber actors will use Social Engineering tactics to gain access to a target?) Think about the recent ‘active measures’ by the Russians to sway public opinion. Do people have a tendency to minimize behavioral or psychological manipulation when considering national or corporate cybersecurity issues?