Understanding and Defending against Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks

Phishing is a cyber-attack where attackers trick individuals into revealing their confidential information such as passwords or credit card details. This attack is typically carried out through deceptive emails, messages, calls, or website links that appear legitimate. Social engineering plays a significant role in phishing, employing psychological manipulation techniques such as impersonation, pretexting, and exploiting human trust, emotions, curiosity, or fear. It is a major threat to cybersecurity and requires vigilance for effective cyber safety. This quiz is designed to help you learn about phishing and social engineering attacks, so you can know how to keep yourself safe online.