IIA Exam IIA-CIA-Part3 Topic 12 Question 75 Discussion

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Question #: 75
Topic #: 12

A manager at a publishing company received an email that appeared to be from one of her vendors with an attachment that contained malware embedded in an Excel spreadsheet . When the spreadsheet was opened, the cybercriminal was able to attack the company's network and gain access to an unpublished and highly anticipated book. Which of the following controls would be most effective to prevent such an attack?

AMonitoring network traffic.

BUsing whitelists and blacklists to manage network traffic.

CRestricting access and blocking unauthorized access to the network

DEducating employees throughout the company to recognize phishing attacks.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Sabra at Apr 14, 2024, 10:44 PM

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Vanda

3 days ago

But wouldn't monitoring network traffic also help in detecting and preventing such attacks?

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Louisa

5 days ago

I agree with Chandra. Employees need to be trained to spot suspicious emails.

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Chandra

7 days ago

I think educating employees to recognize phishing attacks would be the most effective control.

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Georgeanna

10 days ago

I think option D is the best answer. Educating employees to recognize phishing attacks is crucial in preventing such incidents. This would help them identify suspicious emails and attachments, even from 'trusted' sources.

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