220-1002 · Question #477
Which of the following social engineering vulnerabilities occurs when someone follows a technician into a server room without using a key card?
The correct answer is C. Tailgating. Tailgating (also called piggybacking) is a physical social engineering attack where an unauthorized person gains access to a restricted area by following closely behind an authorized person, exploiting the authorized person's access credentials (like a key card) without…
Question
Which of the following social engineering vulnerabilities occurs when someone follows a technician into a server room without using a key card?
Options
- AShoulder surfing
- BMan-in-the-middle
- CTailgating
- DImpersonation
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- C86% (18)
- D10% (2)
Explanation
Tailgating (also called piggybacking) is a physical social engineering attack where an unauthorized person gains access to a restricted area by following closely behind an authorized person, exploiting the authorized person's access credentials (like a key card) without presenting their own. Shoulder surfing involves watching over someone's shoulder to steal information such as passwords or PINs. Man-in-the-middle is a network attack where communications are intercepted between two parties. Impersonation involves pretending to be someone else (e.g., an IT worker or authority figure) to gain trust or access.
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