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Question 12

Which statement best describes the definition of the social engineering threat known as 'phishing'?

A

Sending fraudulent emails or messages to trick individuals into revealing sensitive personal data.

B

Sneaking into a server room to physically copy database files onto an external hard drive.

C

Intercepting data transmission packets as they travel over an insecure wireless network.

D

Using automated software to guess a user's password repeatedly through trial and error.

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Cyber security threats Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Cyber security threats

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.

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