Discuss EC-Council 312-50 Exam Topic 7 Question 116

You work for Acme Corporation as Sales Manager. The company has tight network security restrictions. You are trying to steal data from the company's Sales database (Sales.xls) and transfer them to your home computer. Your company filters and monitors traffic that leaves from the internal network to the Internet. How will you achieve this without raising suspicion?

CYou can conceal the Sales.xls database in another file like photo.jpg or other files and send it out in an innocent looking email or file transfer using Steganography techniques

DChange the extension of Sales.xls to sales.txt and upload them as attachment to your hotmail account

AEncrypt the Sales.xls using PGP and e-mail it to your personal gmail account

BPackage the Sales.xls using Trojan wrappers and telnet them back your home computer

Suggested Answer: C

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26 comments · newest first

Hester 4 months ago

Maybe using a VPN? But still risky. Better to follow company rules.

Johnna 4 months ago

Exactly! I’d never consider doing that. It’s wrong.

Merilyn 4 months ago

I think it's a trap. They want to see if we understand security.

Bok 4 months ago

This question feels unethical. Why would anyone steal data?

Lisha 6 months ago

I think you could hide it in a regular email attachment.

Barney 6 months ago

Wait, are you serious? This sounds illegal!

Kenda 6 months ago

VPN might help, but they probably have that monitored too.

Soledad 6 months ago

That's risky! They'll notice the missing data.

Zoila 6 months ago

Just use a USB drive during lunch breaks.

Evangelina 6 months ago

I'm just here to learn how to be a better salesperson, not a data thief. Maybe we could get a question about increasing customer satisfaction instead?

Dulce 7 months ago

Haha, good one! I'm pretty sure the correct answer is "Don't do it, that's against the law!" Let's keep things above board, folks.

Nikita 7 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a trap. I think I'll pass on this one and focus on more ethical ways to improve my sales performance.

Kayleigh 7 months ago

Nice try, Acme Corporation! I'm not falling for that one. I'll stick to the honest way of doing business.

Armanda 7 months ago

I'm not comfortable providing advice on how to steal data or bypass security measures. That would be unethical and illegal.

Mertie 7 months ago

I feel like this is a trick question. I should probably focus on the ethical implications of trying to steal data.

Talia 7 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question about bypassing firewalls. I wonder if there are any similar techniques I could apply here?

Elke 8 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think using a VPN might help mask the data transfer.

Laurel 8 months ago

I remember we discussed the importance of data encryption in class. Maybe I could encrypt the files before transferring them?

Arlen 9 months ago

If I was going to try this, I'd look into encryption or using a proxy server to hide the traffic. But it's a big risk.

Darrin 9 months ago

I don't think I'd feel comfortable trying to steal company data, even if the security is tight. Seems like a bad idea.

Marsha 9 months ago

Hmm, maybe I could try to disguise the data transfer somehow? But I'd have to be super sneaky.

Mari 9 months ago

I'm not sure how I'd approach this without getting in serious trouble. Seems risky.

Jacki 9 months ago

Whoa, this is a tricky one. I'd need to be really careful not to get caught.

Eleonora 3 months ago

↳ replying to Jacki

What about encrypting the files before transfer?

Derick 3 months ago

↳ replying to Jacki

Maybe use a personal device? But that's still risky.

Lyla 3 months ago

↳ replying to Jacki

This is risky business. You'd need a solid plan.

EC-Council 312-50 Exam - Topic 7 Question 116 Discussion