An executive at a financial firm receives an urgent phone call from someone claiming to be from the IT support department, requesting their login credentials to resolve a critical server security issue.
Define the term 'social engineering' with reference to this scenario, explaining the core mechanism by which it operates.
23 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Cyber security threats, covering Social engineering and Malicious code (malware). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.