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Question

You are a Network Security Administrator for NetPerfect Inc., a company with a Windows-based network. You are responsible for the company’s data and network security. While analyzing threat logs, you discover that one of the database administrators is pilfering confidential data. What type of threat is this?

A Zombie
B External threat
C Internal threat
D Malware

Explanation

An internal threat originates from an employee or other trusted insider who has authorized access to organizational systems or data and misuses that access. A database administrator stealing confidential data is an internal threat.

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