AQA GCSE Computer Science · 8525
Paper 2
Revise: Overview of Cyber ThreatsBlagging uses an invented scenario or false identity. For example, someone might pretend to be a school's IT technician and claim they need a member of staff's password to fix an urgent fault. If the member of staff believes the story, they may disclose information they would normally keep secret.
- Revise: Forms of Social Engineering
Creating and using an invented scenario to persuade a targeted person to reveal information or perform an action they would be unlikely to carry out in ordinary circumstances. Also called pretexting.