What Is Phishing

question 105

Multiple Choice

What is phishing?

• A) Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites.
• B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses.
• C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing.
• D) A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

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Definitions:

Financial Status

An individual's or entity's current economic standing, often assessed through factors like income, debts, assets, and credit.

Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications

Employment qualifications deemed necessary to the normal operation of a particular business or job, where discrimination based on certain characteristics like gender or religion may be allowed.

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency enforcing laws against workplace discrimination.

Discrimination

Unfair or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.