CISSP-ISSAP: Information Systems Security Architecture Professional

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QuestionQ213

VerifiedInfrastructure and System Security

Which type of attack can be used to defeat even the strongest physical and logical security mechanisms to obtain access to a system?

Explanation

A social engineering attack manipulates people into bypassing security procedures, revealing credentials, or granting unauthorized physical or system access; strong technical and physical controls can be undermined when an authorized person is deceived.

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