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Phishing, verification and incident response

A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action.

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Prerequisites

Basic computer and internet literacy.

Study notes

Phishing

A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action.

Verification

Checking a request through a trusted independent channel.

Incident response

A planned process to contain, investigate and recover from a security event.

Security awareness

Practical knowledge that helps people recognize and respond to common risks.

Worked examples

Which term best matches this description: A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action.

Phishing is the matching concept in this lesson.

Phishing

Which term best matches this description: Checking a request through a trusted independent channel.

Verification is the matching concept in this lesson.

Verification

Check your understanding

  1. Which concept would you apply first in a situation where a planned process to contain, investigate and recover from a security event.

    1. Security awareness
    2. Incident response
    3. Verification
    4. Phishing

  2. Name the concept described as: Practical knowledge that helps people recognize and respond to common risks.

  3. Which statement about Phishing is most accurate?

    1. A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action.
    2. Practical knowledge that helps people recognize and respond to common risks.
    3. A planned process to contain, investigate and recover from a security event.
    4. Checking a request through a trusted independent channel.

  4. Explain one important difference between Phishing and Verification.

Answers and marking guidance

Answers and marking notes
  1. Incident response

    The scenario directly calls for Incident response.

  2. Security awareness

    The intended concept is Security awareness.

  3. A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action.

    The definition in the lesson notes gives the required condition.

  4. Phishing: A deceptive message designed to induce unsafe disclosure or action. Verification: Checking a request through a trusted independent channel.

    Credit a clear distinction using both definitions and an appropriate example if supplied.

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