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Understanding Blagging in Cybersecurity

The document discusses social engineering attacks and contains 4 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key terms: 1) The email is an example of a phishing attack, as it includes a suspicious link in an attempt to get the user to click and provide personal information. 2) The key indication is that the domain name is misspelt in the email. 3) "A set of methods used by cybercriminals to deceive individuals into handing over information that they can use for fraudulent purposes" is the definition of social engineering. 4) An example of phishing is when attackers create fun quizzes to find out key account security information from users.

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Understanding Blagging in Cybersecurity

The document discusses social engineering attacks and contains 4 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key terms: 1) The email is an example of a phishing attack, as it includes a suspicious link in an attempt to get the user to click and provide personal information. 2) The key indication is that the domain name is misspelt in the email. 3) "A set of methods used by cybercriminals to deceive individuals into handing over information that they can use for fraudulent purposes" is the definition of social engineering. 4) An example of phishing is when attackers create fun quizzes to find out key account security information from users.

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Year 9 – Cybersecurity Plenary questions

Lesson 2 – Social engineering


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Homework

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?

The domain name is misspelt


It includes a suspicious link
It creates a sense of emergency

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Year 9 – Cybersecurity Plenary questions
Lesson 2 – Social engineering
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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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