Question

Which of the following can be considered as a sound example of social engineering attack?

Select the appropriate answer from below options: 

a) Accessing a database with a cracked password

b) An employee giving door access to an unknown person.

c) Installing a hardware keylogger on an employee’s system to capture passwords

d) Calling the help desk and tricking them to reset the password for a user account

Answer 1

Correct answer of the above question is : d) Calling the help desk and tricking them to reset the password for a user account