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Question #: 30
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Which two activities are examples of social engineering? (Choose two.)

  • A. receiving call from the IT department asking you to verify your username/password to maintain the account
  • B. receiving an invite to your department’s weekly WebEx meeting
  • C. sending a verbal request to an administrator to change the password to the account of a user the administrator does know
  • D. receiving an email from HR requesting that you visit the secure HR website and update your contract information
  • E. receiving an unexpected email from an unknown person with an uncharacteristic attachment from someone in the same company
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Suggested Answer: AE 🗳️

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anonymous1966
4 years, 4 months ago
For me is A and C Key concepts: verbal communication, asking for credentials. Social Engineering is normally done by convincing the victim, what is easier to do with synchronous conversations.
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CCNPTT
4 years, 8 months ago
E is wrong. E is phishing.
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forest111
4 years ago
phishing is not social engineering?
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klooq
5 years, 3 months ago
OK for A but I disagree with E. For me E is a spam. I'd rather answer D.
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Zvarayit
5 years, 6 months ago
can you clarify
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