AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Tailgating

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces

A physical attack where the adversary follows close behind an authorized person into a restricted area without that person noticing.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.2.A.32.4.C.3

Why it matters in Unit 2

Badge logs showing a door open too long can reveal it.

Example

Someone slips through the closing lab door just after a student badges in.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 2.2 Physical Vulnerabilities and Attacks

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