What is phishing in cyber security?

Correct answer: Social engineering attack. Phishing is a social engineering attack that tricks people into sharing private information.

Background: It often uses fake e-mails or websites.

• Virus attack: A virus is malicious code, not a trick.
• Hardware fault: Phishing is not a hardware fault.
• Network error: Phishing is not a network error.

Did you know? Never click links from unknown senders.

Memory trick: Phishing = trick, not code.