Question

You are attempting to gather information about a client's network, and are surveying a company site. Access is gained via secured entry using ID cards. You observe several employees on a smoke break near once of the secured entrances. Once they are finished, you casually follow them in after they've unlocked the entry point with an ID card. What type of social engineering attack has occurred

Answer 1

Answer:

Tailgating

Explanation:

Tailgating refers basically to an attacker seeking entry to a restricted area, where access is unattended or controlled by electronic access control. He/she can simply walk in behind a person who has legitimate access.