ECSA v10: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst v10

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VerifiedSocial Engineering Penetration Testing Methodology

HDC Networks Ltd. is a leading security services company. Matthew works as a penetration tester for this firm and has been asked to gather information about the target company. He starts social engineering by taking these steps:

  1. Secretly observing the target to obtain critical information
  2. Viewing an employee’s password or PIN code with binoculars or a low-power telescope

Based on this description, identify the information-gathering technique.

Explanation

Shoulder surfing is the collection of sensitive information by covertly watching a person, including observing passwords or PINs as they are entered; it can be conducted from a distance using optical aids.

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