Z Category Is a Security Firm Based in Oakland, California

question 104

Multiple Choice

Z Category is a security firm based in Oakland, California. The firm provides security detail for major Hollywood events and also personal security services to some celebrities. Jackson Keynes is a systems administrator for the firm. He comes across a USB drive lying abandoned in the reception area at the company office and decides to check its contents. Unknown to him, a spyware program downloads itself onto Jackson's computer and infiltrates the central server system through the network. Which of the following is the most likely outcome in this case?

• A) The program encodes all the information on the company's servers and other systems and renders it unreadable and useless.
• B) A tabloid reporter who had planted the USB drive accesses scandalous information about celebrities and publishes stories about them.
• C) The company's servers and individual computer systems are controlled by remotely located bots and are used to perform distributed denial of service attacks.
• D) The spyware program replicates rapidly across the company network, clogs up the network speeds, and slows down the performance of the computers.

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