What Are Destructive Agents

question 66

Multiple Choice

What are destructive agents?

• A)A form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.
• B)A hacker looks through your trash to find personal information.
• C)Legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident.
• D)Malicious agents designed by spammers and other Internet attackers to farm email addresses off websites or deposit spyware on machines.

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Definitions:

Goal-Setting Theory

Theory that suggests that human performance is directed by conscious goals and intentions.

Content Theory

A theory that focuses on the specific factors that motivate an individual, examining what elements are involved in creating, sustaining, and directing behavior.

Need Theory

A motivational psychology theory that identifies certain needs as the primary drivers of human behavior.

Motivation Process

Involves the psychological forces that determine the direction of a person's behavior in an organization, a person's level of effort, and a person's level of persistence in the face of obstacles.