HPE6-A78 Exam - Topic 10 Question 24 Discussion

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Question #: 24
Topic #: 10

Which attack is an example or social engineering?

AAn email Is used to impersonate a Dank and trick users into entering their bank login information on a fake website page.

BA hacker eavesdrops on insecure communications, such as Remote Desktop Program (RDP). and discovers login credentials.

CA user visits a website and downloads a file that contains a worm, which sell-replicates throughout the network.

DAn attack exploits an operating system vulnerability and locks out users until they pay the ransom.

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by Emerson at Sep 19, 2022, 08:27 AM

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Leatha

4 months ago

I’m not so sure A is social engineering... seems too obvious!

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King

4 months ago

Wait, are people really falling for that fake bank site stuff?

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Ivan

4 months ago

A is the only one that involves tricking people directly.

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Mammie

4 months ago

I think B is more about technical hacking, not social engineering.

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Elizabeth

4 months ago

Definitely A, that's classic phishing!

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Rosendo

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought social engineering was more about direct interaction. But A does seem to fit the definition better than the others.

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Latosha

5 months ago

I practiced a question like this before, and I feel like eavesdropping isn't really social engineering. So, I guess it has to be A.

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Lashunda

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about phishing being a type of social engineering. That makes me lean towards A too.

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Glen

5 months ago

I think social engineering is all about manipulating people, so option A sounds right since it involves tricking users into giving away their info.

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Audry

5 months ago

I've got this! The common risk response strategy for both positive and negative risks is Accept. I'm confident that's the right answer.

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Rory

5 months ago

I think the answer might be "Misprision of felony," but I'm not entirely sure. We talked about it in class, but I need to remember the specifics.

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Solange

5 months ago

I think I know the answer to this one. Option C seems right - the subprocess can be reused and called from other processes.

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Cherelle

5 months ago

I feel like this scenario relates to a practice question we had on ethics in planning. Maybe reaching out to a mentor first would give me some clarity before talking to my supervisor.

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