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- 11.6 System Security Threats Posed to a Network: Social EngineeringSocial engineering is the use of
deception to manipulate individuals to breach the security of an IT
system. For example, tailgating (tricking a member of staff to let you follow them into a secure area) - 21.6 System Security Threats Posed to a Network: Denial of Service AttackA denial of service attack (DOS) is where the attacker tries to stop the target IT system working by overwhelming it or flooding it with more network traffic than it can cope with thereby rendering it unusable.
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