Social Engineering

Question 1

Spam

Answer 1

Unwanted or unsolicited e-mail.

Question 2

Phishing

Answer 2

Practice of sending email to users to trick them into revealing personal information.

Question 3

Spear Phishing

Answer 3

A targeted form of phishing, including a group of people at a company or a specific person.

Question 4

Whaling

Answer 4

Spear phishing that targets high-level executives.

Question 5

Spim

Answer 5

Spam using Instant Messaging (IM).

Question 6

Vishing

Answer 6

Uses phones system (VoIP) to trick people into giving personal information.

Question 7

What is the best defense against social engineering and malware?

Answer 7

Educating users.