Q. What is a common target in social engineering that involves the fear that something will go wrong or that they will be punished if they do not respond or help?

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Q. What is elicitation in the context of social engineering?

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Q. What is a common tactic in elicitation that involves using open-ended or leading questions?

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Q. What does impersonation involve in social engineering?

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Q. What do quid pro quo attacks rely on in social engineering?

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Q. What is the term for watching over a target's shoulder to obtain valuable information?

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Q. In the context of penetration testing, under what circumstances might bribery be considered a valid technique?

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Q. What is vishing in the context of phishing attacks?

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Q. What is whaling in the context of phishing attacks?

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Q. What is the main aim of phishing attempts?

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Q. What is a watering hole attack in the context of web-based social engineering?

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Q. What is the purpose of combining social engineering techniques with technical tools in penetration testing?

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Q. Which tool is a menu-driven social engineering attack system that provides spear phishing, website, infectious media, and other attack vectors?

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Q. What is SET (Social Engineering Toolkit) integrated with to generate payloads?

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Q. Which penetration testing tool is designed to allow exploitation of web browsers?

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Q. What information does BeEF provide about the connected browser?

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Q. What does BeEF allow penetration testers to do inside a hooked browser?

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Q. What is the purpose of caller ID and VoIP call spoofing tools in penetration testing?

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Q. What advantage does physical access provide in penetration testing that isn't available in remote network-based assessments?

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Q. What is one technique for gaining physical access to facilities in penetration testing?

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