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Social Engineering - Match-up

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Social engineering
Phishing
Shoulder surfing
Baiting
Tailgating
Pretexting


Answers
Leaving infected USB drives for a victim to find and plug in, giving an attacker access.
Watching someone as they enter passwords or personal information, either directly or using a camera such as CCTV.
Manipulating people into giving out confidential information by tricking or deceiving them rather than attacking a computer system.
Pretending to be someone in authority, such as an IT engineer, to persuade a user to reveal passwords.
Sending fraudulent messages pretending to be from a bank or website to obtain personal information.
Following an authorised person through a secure door to reach computers or data without permission.
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