Jake works as a system administrator at Acme Corp. Jason, an accountant of the firm befriends
him at the canteen and tags along with him on the pretext of appraising him about potential tax
benefits. Jason waits for Jake to swipe his access card and follows him through the open door into
the secure systems area. How would you describe Jason’s behavior within a security context?
A.
Smooth Talking
B.
Swipe Gating
C.
Tailgating
D.
Trailing
A is the Ans.
The answer is C. Tailgating. Smooth Talking isn’t even a method of social engineering.
Tailgating – Tailgating is a physical social engineering technique that occurs when unauthorized individuals follow authorized individuals into an otherwise secure location. The goal of tailgating is to obtain valuable property or confidential information. Tailgating could occur when someone asks you to hold the door open because they forgot their access card or asks to borrow your phone or laptop to complete a simple task and instead installs malware or steals data.