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An engineering company's Chief Financial Officer recently fall victim to a phishing scam by responding to an urgent email. The mail appeared to be from a trusted business partner, and it requested…
The correct answer is B. targeted education campaign. A targeted education campaign directly addresses phishing by training employees, especially high-value targets like executives, to recognize social engineering attempts. While technical controls help, phishing primarily exploits human behavior, so awareness and training are the…
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An engineering company’s Chief Financial Officer recently fall victim to a phishing scam by responding to an urgent email. The mail appeared to be from a trusted business partner, and it requested sensitive tax information. The incident led to significant financial and reputational damage. To prevent similar occurrences in the future, the security team must implement an effective mitigation strategy. Which mitigation strategy must the security team implement to prevent similar occurrences in the future?
Options
- Aupstream traffic filter
- Btargeted education campaign
- Cdata loss prevention strategy
- Dgranular port security strategy
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A6% (2)
- B78% (25)
- C3% (1)
- D13% (4)
Explanation
A targeted education campaign directly addresses phishing by training employees, especially high-value targets like executives, to recognize social engineering attempts. While technical controls help, phishing primarily exploits human behavior, so awareness and training are the most effective preventive measures.
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