Question

One term is used to identify a collection of activities designed to gain access to personal and corporate information. The activities include Phishing, scams and hoaxes aimed at getting individuals to compromise sensitive data. What is the term for this activity?

Answer 1

Answer: Social engineering

Step-by-step explanation:

Social engineering is simply the use of deceit in order to manipulate individuals so that they can give out personal and confidential information about themselves which will be used for fraud.

The activities involved in social engineering are phishing, scams and hoaxes aimed at getting individuals to compromise sensitive data.