Social Engineering Is Where the Attacker Uses _____________ to Trick

question 56

Short Answer

Social engineering is where the attacker uses _____________ to trick a legitimate employee into providing confidential company information such as passwords.

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Definitions:

CPU

The Central Processing Unit, the primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside a computer.

Open Source

Pertaining to software whose source code is made freely available for modification and distribution.

Network Servers

Computers dedicated to managing network resources, serving requests for data, applications, and services from clients.

Device Driver

Software that allows the operating system to communicate and control specific hardware devices.