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200-201 · Question #93

What are two social engineering techniques? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is C. phishing E. pharming. Phishing: Phishing involves sending fraudulent emails, messages, or communications that appear to be from reputable sources to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or other personal data. Pharming: Pharming is a more…

Submitted by rohit_dlh· Mar 6, 2026Security Concepts

Question

What are two social engineering techniques? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Aprivilege escalation
  • BDDoS attack
  • Cphishing
  • Dman-in-the-middle
  • Epharming

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    92% (45)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

Phishing: Phishing involves sending fraudulent emails, messages, or communications that appear to be from reputable sources to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or other personal data. Pharming: Pharming is a more sophisticated form of phishing where attackers use DNS spoofing or other methods to redirect users to fraudulent websites, even if the user enters the correct website address in their browser. This technique aims to trick users into divulging sensitive

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#social engineering#phishing#pharming

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