Match List I with List II: List I (Technical Term) List II (Description) A.…

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Match List I with List II:

List I (Technical Term)

List II (Description)

A. Phishing

I. Installing malicious code that redirects a person to a fraudulent website to obtain bank details

B. Pharming

II. Sending text messages fraudulently to obtain another person's bank details

C. Spam

III. Sending emails fraudulently to obtain another person's bank details

D. Smishing

IV. Unsolicited bulk emails

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer: C. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-IIConceptSocial-engineering and email-abuse terms are distinguished by their delivery channel and technical mechanism. Phishing uses deceptive electronic…

  1. A.

    A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

  2. B.

    A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

  3. C.

    A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

  4. D.

    A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Concept

Social-engineering and email-abuse terms are distinguished by their delivery channel and technical mechanism.

Phishing uses deceptive electronic messages to steal information; pharming redirects traffic to a fraudulent site; spam is unsolicited bulk email; and smishing is phishing conducted through SMS or text messages.

Application

Technical term

Defining mechanism or channel

Match

Phishing

Fraudulent email or electronic message used to obtain bank details

III

Pharming

Malicious redirection to a fraudulent website

I

Spam

Unsolicited bulk email

IV

Smishing

Fraudulent SMS or text message used to obtain bank details

II

Contrast

  • A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II exchanges the mechanisms of phishing and pharming.

  • A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II assigns the spam description to phishing and the phishing description to spam.

  • A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV exchanges the channels associated with spam and smishing.

Cross-check and result

Checking each term by its defining channel or mechanism gives A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

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