You discover that a foreign government hacked one of the defense contractors in your country and stole intellectual property. In this situation, which option is considered the threat agent?

The correct answer is A. method in which the hack occurred.. NOTE: The provided answer key (A) appears to be incorrect based on standard security terminology. In cybersecurity, a 'threat agent' (also called a threat actor) is the entity - person, group, or organization - that carries out an attack. By that definition, the correct answer sh

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Amethod in which the hack occurred.
Bdefense contractor that stored the intellectual property.
Cintellectual property that was stolen.
Dforeign government that conducted the attack.

How the community answered

(43 responses)

A
93% (40)
B
2% (1)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

NOTE: The provided answer key (A) appears to be incorrect based on standard security terminology. In cybersecurity, a 'threat agent' (also called a threat actor) is the entity - person, group, or organization - that carries out an attack. By that definition, the correct answer should be D (the foreign government that conducted the attack). The method used in the hack (A) would be called the 'attack vector' or 'threat vector,' not the threat agent. If this question appears on an exam, the most defensible and widely accepted answer per frameworks like CompTIA Security+ and CISSP is D - the foreign government is the threat agent.

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