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Reconnaissance emails (recon emails) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used to check if
the destination mailbox is in use so that it can be targeted in future phishing
attack
can be spam, social engineering or tracking pixels
,Credential Harvesters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔most common phishing emails
targeting human weaknesses to attempt to retrieve valid credentials
email will tell the recipient to click a button or URL, where they will typically
be presented with a real-looking login portal
Social Engineering - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the practice of exploiting a human as
opposed to a system
malicious actors can convince employees that they are someone they
know, or even someone in a higher position that has more power than them
Smishing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kind of phishing attack, where the attack vector
is through a text message or SMS
best way to defend is user security awareness training and education
Vishing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kind of phishing attack, where the attack vector is
through a phone call
, best way to defend is user security awareness training and education
Whaling - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔highly-targeted phishing attack that looks to
target individuals within management positions in an organization
best way to defend is implementing DLP, marking external emails, train
individuals to detect phishing emails
Malicious Attachments - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔malicious actors will send you
Microsoft Office documents to bypass email scanners and to seem less
suspicious
include malicious macros, series of command and instructions, that
download malware to the system
Hosted Malware - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔method of hosting malware on websites
and convincing users to click on a hyperlink, download a file, and then run it
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Exam Questions with Correct
Answers Pass the Exam, 100%
Verified () Graded A+
Reconnaissance emails (recon emails) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used to check if
the destination mailbox is in use so that it can be targeted in future phishing
attack
can be spam, social engineering or tracking pixels
,Credential Harvesters - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔most common phishing emails
targeting human weaknesses to attempt to retrieve valid credentials
email will tell the recipient to click a button or URL, where they will typically
be presented with a real-looking login portal
Social Engineering - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the practice of exploiting a human as
opposed to a system
malicious actors can convince employees that they are someone they
know, or even someone in a higher position that has more power than them
Smishing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kind of phishing attack, where the attack vector
is through a text message or SMS
best way to defend is user security awareness training and education
Vishing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kind of phishing attack, where the attack vector is
through a phone call
, best way to defend is user security awareness training and education
Whaling - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔highly-targeted phishing attack that looks to
target individuals within management positions in an organization
best way to defend is implementing DLP, marking external emails, train
individuals to detect phishing emails
Malicious Attachments - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔malicious actors will send you
Microsoft Office documents to bypass email scanners and to seem less
suspicious
include malicious macros, series of command and instructions, that
download malware to the system
Hosted Malware - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔method of hosting malware on websites
and convincing users to click on a hyperlink, download a file, and then run it
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
