What Is Pretexting

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Multiple Choice

What is pretexting?

• A)a form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual
• B)a hacker looks through your trash to find personal information
• C)legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident
• D)malicious agents designed by spammers and other Internet attackers to farm email addresses off websites or deposit spyware on machines

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Definitions:

Lonely People

Individuals who experience a subjective feeling of isolation or lack of companionship.

Social Skills

The abilities necessary to communicate, interact, and form relationships with others effectively.

Human Nature

The inherent characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that all humans tend to have.

Serial Monogamy

A series of exclusive sexual relationships.