Correct Response: A. Phishing is a form of fraud that is used to obtain personal information such as passwords, credit cards, and bank account numbers, etc. Phishing is a type of social engineering. It involves sending an e-mail that appears to originate from a legitimate source (e.g., an individual's personal bank, place of employment, or credit card company). The e-mail contains a link to fake web site that looks authentic, and encourages the visitor enter personal information. An e-mail attachment with a .doc attachment could contain a virus, but it is not a form of phishing (B). An employee that attempts to gain access to confidential files on a company's network through a wireless network connection is hacking, not phishing (C). Pharming is when an individual's original online order is redirected to a fake site; and that site collects personal or sensitive information while processing the online order (D).
