3.6 Fundamentals of Cyber SecurityHigh Exam FrequencyOCR

Social Engineering

Revise Social Engineering in 3.6 Fundamentals of Cyber Security for GCSE Computer Science with 18 exam-style questions and 17 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

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Exam questions for Social Engineering

What is social engineering in the context of network security?

  • A. Using software tools to hack into a network
  • B. Manipulating people into revealing confidential information
  • C. Installing malware onto a target computer
  • D. Exploiting weaknesses in network firewalls
1 markfoundation

Explain how a phishing attack works.

3 marksstandard

18

exam-style questions

17

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