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Basic Computer/IT QUESTION #2607
Question 1
A staff member receives a suspicious email that appears to be from their bank, asking for their password. The fraudster who created this email used knowledge of hiding deceptive messages from victims. This misuse relates to which computing discipline?
  • Abstraction
  • Open Source
  • Cryptography✔️
  • ASCII Encoding
Correct Answer Explanation
Cryptography covers the practice of coding and hiding messages from third parties. Cybercriminals misuse this concept in phishing attacks — crafting deceptive messages disguised as legitimate communications to steal sensitive information. Awareness of cryptography helps identify such threats.