As part of your training program, you're trying to educate users on the importance of security. You explain to them that not every attack depends on implementing advanced technological methods. Some attacks, you explain, take advantage of human shortcomings to gain access that should otherwise be denied. What term do you use to describe attacks of this type?
a. Social engineering
b. IDS system
c. Perimeter security
d. Biometrics
Answer: A
Social engineering uses the inherent trust in the human species, as opposed to technology, to gain access to your environment.
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