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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?
Suggested Answer: D
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38 comments · newest first
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Glynda
11 months ago
C seems off, I thought Sarbanes-Oxley just had guidelines, not specifics on PDFs.
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Cassi
11 months ago
B is misleading, passwords aren't sent in clear text.
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Marguerita
12 months ago
Wait, are you saying they can be cracked that easily?
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Launa
12 months ago
I disagree, I think PDF passwords are still pretty secure.
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Filiberto
1 year ago
A is definitely true, those brute force tools are everywhere.
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Princess
1 year 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
1 year ago
I think we covered something about Sarbanes-Oxley and data protection, so maybe option C is relevant here?
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Kasandra
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years ago
I agree with Flo, that's why I always encrypt the PDF file itself before sending it.
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Flo
2 years ago
I think PDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools.