As you've learned in this section, there are several different and distinct types of social engineering that you should be aware of$.$ Attackers have developed proven techniques for exploiting potential victims through various social

engineering techniques, and they will continue to hone both their techniques and ability to hook and exploit victims en masse. Furthermore, based on the success of these attacks, perpetrators will undoubtedly continue to enhance their existing techniques as well as develop new and novel methods.

In this section, you've learned about many of the common types of social engineering that you see in use today $($phishing$,$ baiting, catfishing, pretexting, scareware, tailgating, and quid pro quo$).$ In this assignment, your task is to research five of the various types of social engineering and answer the following questions:

$.$ What are the primary types of social engineering that you should expect in your environment?

What are the most commonly used and successful techniques?

$$ What types of social engineering pose the largest risk for your environment?

$.$ What are the definitions for each type of social engineering, and which ones may have relevant subcategories? $($E$.$g$.,$ spear$-$phishing is a subcategory of phishing.$)$

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What are the most common examples of attacks for each engineering technique? Provide examples and citations, as appropriate.

$.$ What type of defenses or protections should you employ to mitigate the threat posed by social engineering?

$$ What type of logical and physical controls or protections can you employ?