Jerry Has Received an Email on His Company's Email System

question 18

Multiple Choice

Jerry has received an email on his company's email system. The email is in regard to a new update the company plans to implement. The administrators are requesting that everyone send their username and password so that the administrators can compile a list and avoid having everyone change their passwords. ​
What type of attack is this?

• A) Spear phishing
• B) Impersonation
• C) Shoulder surfing
• D) Tailgating

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Definitions:

Asch

Refers to the Asch conformity experiments, which were a series of studies directed by Solomon Asch examining if and how individuals yielded to or defied a majority group.

Conformity

Adapting one's behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes to fit into group norms or comply with what society views as acceptable.

Asch

A psychologist best known for his research on conformity, demonstrating how group pressure could influence individuals to conform.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, leading to a belief that one's actions have no effect on the outcome.