What are two examples of an attacker using social engineering? (Choose two.)

Social engineering attacks manipulate human trust to gain unauthorized access or information.

Convincing an employee that an attacker is also an employee builds rapport, lowering defenses for

information disclosure or credential sharing. Similarly, impersonating a company representative and

requesting unrelated personal data exploits authority bias to deceive victims. These tactics exploit

psychological vulnerabilities rather than technical flaws and are prevalent initial steps in multi-stage

attacks. Palo Alto Networks highlights the importance of training, multi-factor authentication, and

behavior-based threat detection to mitigate social engineering risks effectively.