QuestionQ145

VerifiedSocial Engineering Penetration Testing Methodology

An attacker posed as a pizza delivery person and waited outside the target company. The attacker observed an employee obtaining security authorization to enter the campus. As the employee opened the company’s entrance door, the attacker asked the employee to hold it open so the attacker could enter the company.

In this scenario, which technique did the attacker use to gain entry to the company?

Explanation

Tailgating is a physical social-engineering technique in which an unauthorized person gains access to a restricted area by following or being let in by an authorized person through a secure entrance.

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