Which of the following security threats do shredders help prevent?

The correct answer is A. Dumpster diving. Dumpster diving is a physical social engineering attack where an attacker searches through discarded trash to find sensitive information such as printed documents, account numbers, or organizational data. Shredders destroy paper documents before disposal, making this…

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ADumpster diving
BMalware
CPhishing
DWorms

How the community answered

(63 responses)

A
90% (57)
B
3% (2)
C
2% (1)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

Dumpster diving is a physical social engineering attack where an attacker searches through discarded trash to find sensitive information such as printed documents, account numbers, or organizational data. Shredders destroy paper documents before disposal, making this information unreadable and preventing its recovery. Malware (B), phishing (C), and worms (D) are all digital/software-based threats that shredders have no effect on.

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