65. Pearson Edexcel GCSE (1CP2) Topic 5 Social engineering

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EDEXCEL 1CP2 Specification Reference - Topic 5: 5.1.1 - 5.3.2

Social engineering is one of the most common ways of exploiting people to give up sensitive information, in this video we take a look at how it can be used to carry out cyberattacks.

Don't forget, whenever the blue note icon appears in the corner of the screen, that is your cue to take notes about the content being shown on the current slide.

00:00 Social engineering
00:05 Intro
00:10 Social engineering threats
00:33 Blagging (pretexting)
02:17 Phishing
03:33 Baiting
04:26 Quid pro quo
05:15 Recap
05:24 Outro

Last updated: 27.10.25

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