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Guide to Vishing - CompTIA Security+

Vishing, also known as voice phishing, is a form of social engineering attack where fraudsters use telephone systems to deceive their victims into disclosing sensitive information.

Importance: Understanding vishing is essential in today’s digital world. As it is frequently used to steal credit card numbers, personal identities, and other sensitive data, everyone should be aware of how vishing works, detect it, and prevent it.

How it works: In a vishing attack, attackers impersonate legitimate organizations via automated voice systems or live callers. They manipulate victims into revealing personal data by creating a sense of urgency or fear.

Answering Exam Questions on Vishing: Tip 1: Understand the difference between vishing and other types of social engineering attacks, this will help you answer comparative questions.
Tip 2: Familiarize yourself with different vishing scenarios and how to respond to them.
Tip 3: Be aware of the common preventive measures for vishing, as preventive strategies are a common topic on the exam.
Tip 4: Remember key characteristics of vishing attacks like creating urgency, impersonation, using telephones, etc. to easily identify them in the question scenarios.

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Vishing practice test

Vishing, or voice phishing, is a social engineering attack that uses voice communication to deceive victims into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that compromise their security. The attacker may pretend to be a representative from a bank, government agency, or tech support, using various tactics to gain the victim's trust. These tactics include employing a sense of urgency, using caller ID spoofing, or leveraging pre-collected personal information. Vishing attacks can result in financial losses or unauthorized access to sensitive data. In order to prevent vishing attacks, individuals should be educated about this threat and taught to verify the legitimacy of any unsolicited calls they receive before providing sensitive information or completing any requested actions.

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