Wally Hewitt is an accountant with a large accounting firm.The firm has a very strict policy of requiring all users to change their passwords every sixty days.In early March,Wally received an email from the firm that explained that there had been an error updating his password and that provided a link to a Web site with instructions for re-entering his password.Something about the email made Wally suspicious,so he called the firm's information technology department and found that the email was fictitious.The email was an example of
A) social engineering.
B) phishing.
C) piggybacking.
D) spamming.

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The email is an example of phishing, which is the practice of sending fraudulent emails or communications that appear to be from a reputable source, with the intent of tricking individuals into providing sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, or financial information.

Wally Hewitt Is an Accountant with a Large Accounting Firm