19. AQA GCSE (8525) SLR4 – 3.6 Social engineering threats


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AQA Specification Reference - Section 3.6.1 - 3.6.3

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 various forms, including: Blagging, Phishing, Pharming and Shouldering

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 threats
00:10 Intro
00:15 Social engineering threats
00:44 Blagging (pretexting)
02:27 Phishing
03:44 Shouldering (shoulder-surfing)
04:40 Recap
05:20 Outro

Last updated: 17.04.25