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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

Expert Answer

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