Any Attack That Gains Someone Information Can Result in That

question 16

Short Answer

Any attack that gains someone information can result in that information being used to __________ others into revealing even more information to the hacker or to trusting that person with business to which they should not be a party.

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or process by which a firm adjusts its production and pricing to achieve the highest profit possible.

Collude

To come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; often refers to competitors agreeing on prices or market shares to gain an advantage.

Annual Fixed Cost

Regular expenses incurred by a business or individual that do not vary with production level or output within a year.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the change in total cost that comes with producing one more unit of an item.