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When creating a password,users tend to use

A) All capital letters
B) Passwords that are too long
C) Names of family,pets,or teams
D) Numbers only

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The process of convincing an authorized individual to provide confidential information or access to an unauthorized individual is known as _______________.

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What are the security risks of installing games on an organization's system?

When an attacker attempts to get sensitive information from a target using voice communication technology,it is called _______________.

Your boss wants you to give him some suggestions for a policy stating what the individual user responsibilities for information security should be.Create a bulleted list of those responsibilities.

Phishing is the most common form of social engineering attack related to computer security.

Which of the following is the weakest password?

When and attacker tries to convince the target to initiate contact and then gets the target to give up confidential information,this is known as

Spear phishing is when an attacker attempts to redirect a user to a bogus web site that appears similar to the web site the user had intended to access.

All of the following are characteristics of a strong password EXCEPT:

The only means of social engineering is through direct contact between the target and the attacker.

The process of going through a target's trash in hopes of finding valuable information that might be used in a penetration attempt is known as _______________.

Users on your network receive an e-mail warning them of a dangerous computer virus.It instructs the user to delete files it claims were put there by the virus,but they are actually critical system files.This is an example of

A person parks his car by an ATM,sets up a small camera discreetly pointed at ATM keypad,and then pretends to be going through bank papers in his car.This would be an example of

Installing unauthorized hardware such as a communication software and modem

Write a password policy that your company will have to follow to ensure strong passwords.

Shoulder surfing is when a person looks over the shoulder of another person while typing pins or passwords.

Attackers need a certain amount of information before launching their attack.One common place to find information is to go through the trash of the target to find information that could be useful to the attacker.This process of going through a target's trash is known in the community as

_______________ is a type of social engineering in which the attacker attempts to obtain sensitive information from a user by masquerading as a trusted entity in an e-mail or instant message sent to a large group of (often)random users.

One of the most effective tools for foiling the efforts of a social engineering attack is an active security awareness program.