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Zorluk: OrtaSocial Engineering and Threat Types

As an IT security technician reviewing recently logged security events across the organization, match each security incident scenario to its corresponding social engineering or threat classification.

  • Shoulder SurfingAn unauthorized individual secretly observes an employee entering a secure access PIN at a workstation terminal from across the room.
  • Dumpster DivingAn attacker searches through un-shredded paper recycling containers placed outside a corporate building to recover confidential internal rosters.
  • Watering Hole AttackAn attacker compromises a niche industry news portal regularly visited by target company employees to infect their systems with drive-by malware.
  • TyposquattingAn employee mistypes a vendor portal domain name into a browser and lands on a fake site designed to harvest login credentials.

Cevap

Shoulder Surfing matches the observation of PIN entry. Dumpster Diving matches searching un-shredded trash bins. Watering Hole Attack matches compromising a heavily visited industry website. Typosquatting matches mistyping a domain URL to land on a spoofed site.
Each attack vector accurately maps to its defined operation: shoulder surfing focuses on visual observation of data input; dumpster diving searches physical waste for information; watering hole attacks compromise trusted third-party sites; and typosquatting leverages common domain name spelling errors.

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1
Analyze physical observation threat vectors
Secretly observing credential input from across the room describes direct visual observation, which is shoulder surfing.
Recognizing physical visibility vulnerabilities.
2
Identify physical paper document theft methods
Searching through un-shredded corporate waste containers outside a facility fits the definition of dumpster diving.
Differentiating physical disposal security breaches from digital attacks.
3
Evaluate web-based targeted infection strategies
Compromising a third-party site known to be visited by targets to deliver malware is a strategic web compromise (watering hole attack).
Distinguishing strategic target compromise from mass phishing.
4
Evaluate domain mistyping attacks
Relying on user typing mistakes to present fake sites is typosquatting.
Connecting URL input errors with spoofing mechanisms.

Anahtar Kavram

Classification of physical and digital social engineering threat vectors
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