Quiz – Social Engineering Defense

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

According to the Verizon DBIR cited, what percentage of security incidents involve a human element?

73 percent

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30 percent

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50 percent

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90 percent

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Whose compliance principles do attackers leverage to manipulate targets?

Cialdini

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Saltzer and Schroeder

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Lockheed Martin

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Tukey

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Which technique fabricates a false scenario, such as impersonating IT support, to extract credentials?

Pretexting

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Baiting

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Tailgating

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Vishing

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

Which technique offers incentives such as USB devices containing malware?

Baiting

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Pretexting

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Phishing

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Whaling

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Which control does the NIST Cybersecurity Framework emphasize as foundational defense against social engineering?

Awareness training

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Disk encryption

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Load balancing

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Data deduplication

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Match each compliance principle to its description.

Sort elements

Deference to perceived power
Feeling obliged to return favors
Fear of missing limited resources
Pressure to act immediately

Authority

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Reciprocity

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Scarcity

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Urgency

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