social engineering

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  • Created by: Safeerah
  • Created on: 26-02-21 13:39
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  • Social Engineering
    • Phishing
      • Acquiring personal information, for malicious reasons, by pretending to be a known and trusted  organisation.
      • How to spot a phishing email:
        • Spelling/ grammar errors
        • Email address
        • Email layout
        • Requires an urgent response
    • Man in the middle
      • Hackers secretly intercept communications or alter them.
      • Types:
        • IP spoofing
        • DNS spoofing
        • HTTPS spoofing
        • SSL high jacking
        • Email high jacking
        • WIFI eavesdropping
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    • Pharming
      • redirected to a fake site without their knowledge
      • Done by manipulating the IP address or DNS server through the use of an installed Trojan or Virus on the host computer
      • Types:
        • Pharming malware
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    • Whaling
      •  Phishing that targets a high-ranking individual such as an executive rather than a large group of victims
      • Consequences:
        • Financial loss
        • Loss of data
        • damaged reputation

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