Exam N10-008 topic 1 question 319 discussion

The difference between piggybacking and tailgaiting is that with piggybacking, the person is willfully and intentionally letting you in. In this particular case, the person caught the door before it closed, so it is tailgating.

tailgating since the first person is unaware.

Tailgating, also known as "piggybacking," is an attack where an unauthorized individual gains entry to a secure area by closely following an authorized person who has legitimate access. In this case, the employee witnesses an authorized user opening the access-controlled door, and another person takes advantage of the door being held open to gain unauthorized entry.

forgot to vote... i put explanation in another comment.

ITS A FOLKS tailgating, is a similar physical security attack where an unauthorized person follows an authorized person closely through a secured door or checkpoint without being noticed. Piggybacking is a physical security attack that occurs when an unauthorized person follows an authorized person through a secured door or checkpoint. In this scenario, the first person who opened the door is an authorized user, but the second person who caught the door and went inside is not authorized, and is piggybacking on the authorized user's access.

Another important question is: how did the employee SEE that the first user was authorized to enter the building? Did s/he do a credential check? Maybe this is about two burglars helping each other... :-) Otherwise, A would be correct, of course.

Tailgating - When the AUTHORIZED USER opens the door, the employee notices that ANOTHER PERSON CATCHES THE DOOR BEFORE IT CLOSES AND GOES INSIDE. Piggybacking - The AUTHORIZED USER open the door and the AUTHORIZED USER holds the door for the another person.

B. Piggybacking is taking place in this scenario. Piggybacking is a physical security attack that involves an unauthorized person following an authorized person into a restricted area by closely following them through an access-controlled door. In this scenario, the employee observed an authorized user open the door and another person catching the door before it closed and entering the restricted area without authorization, which is an example of piggybacking. Tailgating is a similar physical security attack where an unauthorized person follows an authorized person through an access-controlled door, but without their knowledge.