A Disgruntled Employee Decides to Leak Critical Information About a Company's

question 423

Multiple Choice

A disgruntled employee decides to leak critical information about a company's new product. The employee places keyloggers on the department's computers, allowing the information to be sent out to the Internet. Which of the following attacks is occurring?

• A) Man-in-the-middle
• B) Logic bomb
• C) Insider threat
• D) Social engineering

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Definitions:

Oligopolist

A firm or individual that is part of a market structure in which a few companies control the majority of market sales.

Collude

When two or more firms work together to control a market, set prices, or limit production, often in ways that defy competitive principles or regulations.

Competitive Market

A market with many buyers and sellers trading identical products so that each buyer and seller is a price taker.

Strategic Interactions

The analysis of decision making in situations where two or more players (such as individuals or firms) must consider the potential reactions of others to their own actions.