CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1436

A hacker could obtain passwords without the use of computer tools or programs through the technique of:

A.
social engineering.
B. sniffers.
C. back doors.
D. Trojan horses.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
Social engineering is based on the divulgence of private information through dialogues, interviews, inquiries, etc., in which a user may be indiscreet regarding their or someone else’s personal data. A sniffer is a computer tool to monitor the traffic in networks.
Back doors are computer programs left by hackers to exploit vulnerabilities. Trojan horses are computer programs that pretend to supplant a real program; thus, the functionality of the program is not authorized and is usually malicious in nature.