What Is Social Engineering

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is social engineering?

• A) Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker
• B) Legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident
• C) Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically
• D) A method for confirming user's identities

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Definitions:

Perception Components

The elements that contribute to the process of interpreting and understanding sensory information, including selection, organization, and interpretation.

Selectivity

The action or process of choosing or selecting something from a group according to specific criteria.

Constancy

The quality of being unchanging or steadfast over a period of time.

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships and the value and emotional significance attached to those memberships.