A Company Has Gone Through a Round of Phishing Attacks

question 106

Multiple Choice

A company has gone through a round of phishing attacks. More than 200 users have had their workstation infected because they clicked on a link in an email. An incident analysis has determined an executable ran and compromised the administrator account on each workstation. Management is demanding the information security team prevent this from happening again. Which of the following would BEST prevent this from happening again?

• A) Antivirus  
• B) Patch management
• C) Log monitoring
• D) Application whitelisting
• E) Awareness training

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Definitions:

Dishonor

To refuse to accept or pay a negotiable instrument when it is presented.

Drawee

The party named in a draft who is ordered to pay the money to the payee.

Holder in Due Course

is a legal term for a person who has acquired a negotiable instrument in good faith and is protected against certain defenses, ensuring the enforceability of the instrument.

Negotiable Instrument

A paper ensuring the payment of a certain sum of money, either upon request or at a predetermined time, with the document specifying the person responsible for payment.