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220-802 · Question #183
A user reports that people are receiving emails from their account that the user never sent. Which of the following security measures would BEST resolve the problem?
The correct answer is B. Change the account password. The best security measure is to rename or change the account password. Hackers sometimes break into email accounts to sent malicious emails to various people.
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Question
A user reports that people are receiving emails from their account that the user never sent. Which of the following security measures would BEST resolve the problem?
Options
- ACheck the boot.ini on the PC for malicious entries.
- BChange the account password.
- CUpgrade the email client to a newer version.
- DInstall a more expensive spam filter.
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- B89% (24)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
The best security measure is to rename or change the account password. Hackers sometimes break into email accounts to sent malicious emails to various people.
Topics
#compromised account#email security#password management#account security
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