Question

Jack Hacker wants to break into Brown Co.'s computers and obtain their secret double fudge cookie recipe. Jack calls Jane, an accountant at Brown Co., pretending to be an administrator from Brown Co. Jack tells Jane that there has been a problem with some accounts and asks her to tell him her password 'just to double check our records'. Jane believes that Jack is really an administrator, and tells him her password. Jack now has a user name and password, and can access Brown Co.'s computers, to find the cookie recipe. This is an example of what kind of

attack is being illustrated here?

A. Faking Identity
B. Reverse Engineering
C. Social Engineering
D. Spoofing Identity
E. Reverse Psychology

Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the field of information security, social engineering is a kind of attack that relies on tricking users through psychological manipulation to perform certain actions against their best interests or give away sensitive information. While hacking is often associated with exploiting system's vulnerabilities, social engineering is about exploiting the human element. In this case, Jack Hacker has tricked Jane, making her believe he's an administrator who needs to know her password. She trusts him, giving away the information that Jack needs to steal the recipe.