Multiple choice technology security

Phishing is

  1. luring victims into attacks by using precisely targeted researched personal information schemes

  2. the practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection; Use of propaganda by an authoritarian government to sway perceptions and attitudes of its own citizenry

  3. the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

  4. the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization. This is usually combined with a threat or request for information.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Phishing is a social engineering attack where attackers send fraudulent emails pretending to be legitimate organizations. These emails often create urgency or threaten consequences to trick users into revealing sensitive information like passwords or financial details. Option D correctly describes this.

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