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Eccouncil 312-49 Exam - Topic 1 Question 38 Discussion

Bill is the accounting manager for Grummon and Sons LLC in Chicago. On a regular basis, he needs to send PDF documents containing sensitive information through E-mail to his customers.Bill protects the PDF documents with a password and sends them to their intended recipients.Why PDF passwords do not offer maximum protection?
D) When sent through E-mail, PDF passwords are stripped from the document completely
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
C) PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley

Eccouncil 312-49 Exam - Topic 1 Question 38 Discussion

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Bill is the accounting manager for Grummon and Sons LLC in Chicago. On a regular basis, he needs to send PDF documents containing sensitive information through E-mail to his customers.

Bill protects the PDF documents with a password and sends them to their intended recipients.

Why PDF passwords do not offer maximum protection?

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by Colette at Jan 05, 2023, 08:56 AM

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Glynda
8 months ago
C seems off, I thought Sarbanes-Oxley just had guidelines, not specifics on PDFs.
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Cassi
8 months ago
B is misleading, passwords aren't sent in clear text.
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Marguerita
9 months ago
Wait, are you saying they can be cracked that easily?
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Launa
9 months ago
I disagree, I think PDF passwords are still pretty secure.
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Filiberto
9 months ago
A is definitely true, those brute force tools are everywhere.
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Princess
9 months ago
I vaguely recall a practice question about email security, and I think it mentioned that passwords can be cracked easily, which makes A seem likely.
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Ashley
9 months ago
I think we covered something about Sarbanes-Oxley and data protection, so maybe option C is relevant here?
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Kasandra
9 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like PDF passwords might not be stripped when sent via email. That sounds a bit off to me.
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Frankie
9 months ago
I remember discussing how PDF passwords can be vulnerable to brute force attacks, so I think option A might be correct.
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Pansy
9 months ago
Okay, the image shows a Facebook ad interface, and the number on the right is likely some kind of metric related to the ad. I'm leaning towards option B, "Estimated Potential Users," but I'll double-check the other options just to be sure.
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In
10 months ago
Definitely go with the post-mortem approach. Sending the Incident State Document or requiring an apology email seems a bit too informal for this type of major incident. The post-mortem will give us a chance to thoroughly document everything and share it with all the relevant stakeholders.
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Gearldine
10 months ago
I've worked with BtrFS before, so I think I've got a good handle on this. The key is remembering that subvolumes are like virtual filesystems within the main BtrFS filesystem. I've got a strategy to tackle this.
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Jeanice
10 months ago
Okay, let me see. If there are two Cisco ISE nodes, the deployment mode is likely active, where one node is active and the other is a standby for failover. I'm pretty confident that's the right answer.
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Cory
1 year ago
Haha, 'PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley'? I bet that's news to the Sarbanes-Oxley folks. They're probably face-palming right now.
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Hailey
1 year ago
C) PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley
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Yoko
1 year ago
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
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Merlyn
1 year ago
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
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Yvonne
1 year ago
Ah, the classic 'security through obscurity' approach. I bet Bill's customers are just thrilled to have their data exposed like that.
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Bernardine
1 year ago
D) When sent through E-mail, PDF passwords are stripped from the document completely
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Cory
1 year ago
C) PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley
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Raelene
1 year ago
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
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Velda
1 year ago
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
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Bo
1 year ago
D) When sent through E-mail, PDF passwords are stripped from the document completely
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Gracia
1 year ago
C) PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley
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Shenika
1 year ago
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
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Bambi
1 year ago
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
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Karma
1 year ago
I guess Bill forgot the golden rule: if you want maximum protection, don't use the bare minimum. PDF passwords are like a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound.
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Chantay
1 year ago
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
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Sharan
1 year ago
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
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Rochell
1 year ago
I'm not surprised. Sending sensitive info through email and relying on a simple password for protection? What could go wrong, right?
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Valentin
1 year ago
Seriously? PDF passwords can be cracked by brute force tools? That's like leaving the front door open and wondering why someone walked in!
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Lauran
1 year ago
D) When sent through E-mail, PDF passwords are stripped from the document completely
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Leana
1 year ago
C) PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley
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Marsha
1 year ago
B) PDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail
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Abel
1 year ago
A) PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools
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Lashanda
1 year ago
I believe PDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley, so it's better to use other encryption methods.
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Freeman
1 year ago
I agree with Flo, that's why I always encrypt the PDF file itself before sending it.
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Flo
1 year ago
I think PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools.
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