When Working with a Security Consultant That Your Company Has

question 23

Multiple Choice

When working with a security consultant that your company has hired, you notice that he is running software on one of the machines. He explains that the program is running a brute force attack that is using every word in the English language to see if the Administrator password can be cracked.  
What type of attack is he attempting?

• A) Rainbow table
• B) Dictionary
• C) Zero-day
• D) Phishing

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