Tricking Employees into Revealing Their Passwords by Pretending to Be

question 70

Multiple Choice

Tricking employees into revealing their passwords by pretending to be a legitimate member of a company is called:

• A) sniffing.
• B) social engineering.
• C) phishing.
• D) pharming.
• E) click fraud.

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Definitions:

Witchcraft

A set of practices believed to influence physical or supernatural forces through rituals or magic.

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A process of cultural change in which a population tends toward a nonreligious worldview, ignoring or rejecting institutionalized spiritual beliefs and rituals.

Christianity

A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith, the sacraments, and the authority of the Bible.