Review Questions

1. You are the senior administrator for a bank. A user calls you on the telephone and says they were notified to contact you but couldn’t find your information on the company website. Two days ago, an email told them there was something wrong with their account and they needed to click a link in the email to fix the problem. They clicked the link and filled in the information, but now their account is showing a large number of transactions that they did not authorize. They were likely the victims of what type of attack?

A. Spimming

B. Phishing

C. Pharming

D. Escalating

2. As the security administrator for your organization, you must be aware of all types of attacks that can occur and plan for them. Which type of attack uses more ...

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