tactics are used by hackers and corporate spies to trick people into revealing login information or access codes. Select one: a. Social engineering b. Backdoor c. BYOD d. Password cracking

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30 May, 16:35

tactics are used by hackers and corporate spies to trick people into revealing login information or access codes. Select one: a. Social engineering b. Backdoor c. BYOD d. Password cracking

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Caylee Pace · Answer 1

A. Social engineering

Explanation:

Social Engineering

This is the situation whereby people are manipulated in such a way that they give out their confidential information like passwords, bank credentials, and so on. It is a technique used by cybercriminals and hackers in which they use human interaction in manipulating individuals into breaking normal security procedure and best practices in order to gain access to system (personal information).

Common examples of ways in which hacker use thos method is an email from a friend where you are asked to click a particular link. The link creates a backdoor access to the hacker to get into the system.