Year 9 – Cybersecurity Plenary questions
Lesson 2 – Social engineering
Lesson 2 plenary questions
1. The email above may be what type of attack?
A. Shouldering
B. Phishing
C. Blagging
D. Hacking
2. What is the key indication that the email is the type of attack that you gave as your
answer in question 1?
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3. ‘A set of methods used by cybercriminals to deceive individuals into handing over
information that they can use for fraudulent purposes’ is a definition of which of the
following key terms?
A. Shouldering
B. Phishing
C. Blagging
D. Social engineering
4. Which of the following is when attackers create short, fun quizzes in an attempt to find
out key pieces of information that can help them answer account security questions?
A. Blagging
B. Shouldering
C. Name generator attack
D. Phishing
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