Which of the following is an example of social engineering?
A. a computer overwhelming a server with traffic
B. a program that secretly records your keystrokes
C. a hacker who steals a file containing passwords from yourcomputer
D. a hacker who steals a file containing passwords from yourcomputer
E. a phone call from someone in the IT department requestingyour password
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Answer : E. a phone call from someone in the IT departmentrequesting your password
Note : As social engineering is described as asking for thepassword or other sensitive information from the authorized personin order to hack the information. As the IT department never asksfor the
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