An Engineer Is Investigating Several Cases of Increased Incoming Spam

question 23

Multiple Choice

An engineer is investigating several cases of increased incoming spam emails and suspicious emails from the HR and service departments. While checking the event sources, the website monitoring tool showed several web scraping alerts overnight. Which type of compromise is indicated?

• A) phishing
• B) dumpster diving
• C) social engineering
• D) privilege escalation

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Definitions:

Alternatives

Different options or choices available in a decision-making process.

Split-off Point

The stage in a process costing system where products that have been produced jointly up to a certain point are then subsequently processed or sold separately.

Process Costs

Costs that are incurred in the production process, often relating to the manufacturing of goods, which typically include labor, materials, and overhead expenses.

Productive Process

The procedures involved in creating a product or service, encompassing everything from the acquisition of raw materials to the manufacture, labor, and overhead costs.