CIPT: Certified Information Privacy TechnologistDemo

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QuestionQ193

Foundational Principles

Which of the following could bypass even the strongest physical and logical security mechanisms to obtain access to a system?

  • A Phishing emails
  • B Denial of service
  • C Brute-force attacks
  • D Social engineering
Explanation

Social engineering manipulates authorized people into revealing information, granting access, or disregarding security procedures. Because it targets human behavior, it can defeat strong physical and logical controls.

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