The practice of sending emails in order to collect personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
Phishing
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a form of social engineering in which an individual lies to obtain privileged data. A pretext is a false motive. Pretexting often involves a scam where the liar pretends to need information in order to confirm the identity of the person he is talking
Pretexting
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the promise of an item or good that hackers use to entice victims.
Baiting
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is a Latin phrase that literally means "something for something." The phrase usually indicates an exchange of goods or services of roughly equivalent value.
Quid Pro Quo
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when a person tags along with another person who is authorized to gain entry into a restricted area, or pass a certain checkpoint.
Tailgaiting
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a type of social engineering technique used to obtain information such as personal identification numbers (PINs), passwords and other confidential data by looking over the victim's shoulder.
Shouldering
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a form of social engineering in which an individual lies to obtain privileged data. A pretext is a false motive. Pretexting often involves a scam where the liar pretends to need information in order to confirm the identity of the person he is talking
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Pretexting
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the promise of an item or good that hackers use to entice victims.
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Card 4
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is a Latin phrase that literally means "something for something." The phrase usually indicates an exchange of goods or services of roughly equivalent value.
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Card 5
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when a person tags along with another person who is authorized to gain entry into a restricted area, or pass a certain checkpoint.
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