- Phishing = Fishing for information with bait (fake emails)
- Spear Phishing = Targeted like throwing a spear at one specific fish
- Pretexting = Creating a pretext (fake story/scenario)
- Baiting = Using bait (tempting offers like USB drives)
- Tailgating = Following someone's tail through a door
- Shoulder Surfing = Surfing (looking) over someone's shoulder
This study notes covers Memory Tricks within Social Engineering for GCSE Computer Science. 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 topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 8 of 9 in this topic. Use this study notes to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Practice questions for Social Engineering
What is social engineering in the context of network security?
Explain how a phishing attack works.