For example, consider the first phase of the typical attack approach, which is the gathering of publicly accessible information about potential targets. Outline the many methods an attacker or a social engineer may use to complete this phase, including tailgating, Phishing, SMiShing, and Vishing.

It's difficult to determine the difference between passive and aggressive assaults in terms of security breaches. Active attacks are more dangerous than passive ones for a variety of reasons. Your responses should be backed up with specific examples.

Imagine that a virus was attached to an email that was sent to Jim, and that this email caused Jim to get infected with the virus. Are you able to provide a description of this attack, including the vulnerabilities, hazards, and those who committed it?

Select two non-consecutive chapters, other than Chapter 1) that specify a social engineering attack from Kevin Mitnick's book The Art of Deception and discuss why the exploit worked and what the victims should have done differently (risk mitigation or defense strategies) to mitigate the loss.  Compare the different exploits used in the two chapters.  Why was each exploit chosen for that specific situation? Be sure to list the chapter numbers you are using.

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Distributed denial of service attacks occur when several users attempt to overload a website at the same time. I can't see how one individual could possibly manage all of this.