A secretary at your office just got off the phone with someone who said he was calling from the corporate IT department. The cal

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A secretary at your office just got off the phone with someone who said he was calling from the corporate IT department. The cal

ler had a number of questions about the secretary’s computer setup, and he asked for her user ID and password. In this situation, the secretary was most likely a victim of _____________

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lisabon 2012 [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-11T10:17:03+03:00

Answer: Social engineering

Explanation: Social engineering is simply the use of engineering know-how in a deceitful and unethical manner. It involves gaining the trust of a user on the other side of either an email, website et cetera and using that gained trust to collect the user's delicate and private information such as bank details, password, pins and so on. These collected details allow them gain access into the user's accounts, PC etc.

The secretary in the office is most likely a victim of social engineering crime.