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CompTIA Security+ Exam Prep

Category - Management

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When designing security measures to protect assets, there are a number of variables that must be considered. What situation is the hardest to protect against?
  1. Security Surfing
  2. Perimeter Testing
  3. Social Engineering
  4. Perimeter Surfing
Explanation
Answer: C - The hardest situation to protect against is social engineering. Social engineering is when one person tricks another person into sharing confidential information. Users can intentionally or accidentally disclose sensitive information by not encrypting it before sending it to another person, by falling prey to a social engineering attack, by sharing a company’s trade secrets, or by not using extra care to protect confidential information when processing it.
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