141.
Social engineering is designed to __________.
- A.Manipulate human behavior
- B.Make people distrustful
- C.Infect a system
- D.Gain a physical advantage
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Social engineering is designed to exploit human nature with the intention of gaining information. |
142.
Phishing can be mitigated through the use of __________.
- A.Spam filtering
- B.Education
- C.Antivirus
- D.Anti-malware
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A, B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Education and spam filtering are tremendously helpful at lessening the impact of phishing. Pure antivirus and anti-malware typically do not include this functionality unless they are part of a larger suite. |
143.
Which mechanism can be used to influence a targeted individual?
- A.Means of dress or appearance
- B.Technological controls
- C.Physical controls
- D.Training
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Appearance can easily impact the opinion that an individual or a group has about someone. The other options here are types of countermeasures used to stop physical attacks. |
144.
Jennifer receives an email claiming that her bank account information has been lost
and that she needs to click a link to update the bank’s database. However, she doesn’t
recognize the bank, because it is not one she does business with. What type of attack
is she being presented with?
- A.Phishing
- B.Spam
- C.Whaling
- D.Vishing
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| This type of attack is a clear example of phishing: An attacker crafts an attractivelooking email with the intention of enticing the victim to perform an action. |
145.
What is the best option for thwarting social-engineering attacks?
- A.Technology
- B.Training
- C.Policies
- D.Physical controls
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Training is the best and most effective method of blunting the impact of social engineering. Addressing the problem through education can lessen the need for some countermeasures. |
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