The CEO of Crucial Technologies contacts the help desk to inquire about emails he has been receiving. He says that the emails look like they are from the IT department and they are telling him to click a link in the email to reset his password due to a recent compromise. The emails address him directly by name and title but he noticed that there are grammar and spelling errors within it. No one else in the company has complained about such emails. What kind of social engineering attempt is this email?
The answer is whaling. Whaling is a type of social engineering where the target is someone in a high position within the company like a CEO. Vishing, tailgating and evil twin are other types of social engineering. Ransomware is a type of malware.
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