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EC-Council 212-89 Exam - Topic 4 Question 74 Discussion

Posted by Detra on Jan 12, 2025 at 08:28 PM

Sam. an employee of a multinational company, sends emails to third-party organizations with a spoofed email address of his organization. How can you categorize this type of incident?

Suggested Answer: A

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31 comments · newest first
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Karina 11 months ago
It's a clear violation of security policies, no doubt!
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Roslyn 11 months ago
Wait, is spoofing really that serious?
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Elfriede 11 months ago
Sounds more like unauthorized access to me.
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Rene 12 months ago
I agree, spoofing emails is misuse of company resources.
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Rodolfo 12 months ago
This is definitely an inappropriate usage incident.
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Dannette 1 year ago
I feel like this is definitely not a denial-of-service incident, but I’m torn between inappropriate usage and unauthorized access.
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Rosalind 1 year ago
This seems similar to a practice question we did on phishing, but I don't recall if it falls under network intrusion or something else.
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Mose 1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about spoofing being linked to unauthorized access. Could it be that?
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Lino 1 year ago
I think this might be an inappropriate usage incident since Sam is misusing his company's email for unauthorized communication.
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Hillary 1 year ago
Network intrusion? Denial-of-service? I'm a bit confused on how to categorize this. I'll have to review the definitions of each incident type to make sure I'm choosing the right one.
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Marylou 1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. Since he's sending emails from a spoofed address, that's a form of impersonation, which would fall under the Inappropriate usage incident category. Option B is my pick.
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Oretha 1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Could it also be considered an unauthorized access incident since he's using a spoofed email address? I'll have to think about that a bit more.
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Karl 1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward incident of email spoofing, so I'd go with option B, Inappropriate usage incident.
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Carissa 1 year ago
Network intrusion? More like 'network infraction'! Sam's gonna be in hot water for this one.
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Annabelle 1 year ago
↳ replying to Carissa
C) Unauthorized access incident.
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Isadora 1 year ago
↳ replying to Carissa
B) Inappropriate usage incident
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Lennie 1 year ago
↳ replying to Carissa
A) Network intrusion incident
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Graham 1 year ago
Haha, Sam's really going for the 'denial-of-service' on his company's reputation with this stunt. Good luck explaining that one to HR!
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Leah 1 year ago
↳ replying to Graham
He's risking unauthorized access by doing that.
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Judy 1 year ago
↳ replying to Graham
Sam is really playing with fire by spoofing the company's email address.
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Jean 1 year ago
↳ replying to Graham
That's definitely an inappropriate usage incident.
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Chantell 1 year ago
I'd say it's an inappropriate usage incident. Sending spoofed emails is just bad form, even if it's not technically a breach.
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Kendra 1 year ago
↳ replying to Chantell
C) It could also be considered unauthorized access, since he's pretending to be someone he's not.
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Simona 1 year ago
↳ replying to Chantell
B) I agree, it's definitely not the right way to communicate.
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Serina 1 year ago
↳ replying to Chantell
A) Inappropriate usage incident.
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Luisa 2 years ago
This is clearly an unauthorized access incident. Sam is impersonating his organization, which is a big no-no.
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Nilsa 1 year ago
↳ replying to Luisa
I agree, it's a serious violation. He could be causing harm to his organization's reputation.
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Catarina 1 year ago
↳ replying to Luisa
That's definitely an unauthorized access incident. Sam should not be spoofing his organization's email address.
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Jesus 2 years ago
I think it could also be considered as inappropriate usage incident.
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Odelia 2 years ago
I agree with Pearly, it's a serious breach of security.
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Pearly 2 years ago
That's definitely unauthorized access incident.
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