CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #343: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Phishing. Phishing attempts to misdirect legitimate users to malicious websites by abusing URLs or hyperlinks in emails (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 2, under Types of Threats). Spoofing is an attack in which the attacker attempts to disguise their identity to gain access to a system. At t

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Question

What type of attack attempts to misdirect legitimate users to malicious websites by abusing URLs or hyperlinks in emails?

Options

ADenial-of-Service (DoS)
BTrojan
CSpoofing
DPhishing

Explanation

Phishing attempts to misdirect legitimate users to malicious websites by abusing URLs or hyperlinks in emails (see ISC2 Study Guide, Module 2, under Types of Threats). Spoofing is an attack in which the attacker attempts to disguise their identity to gain access to a system. At the same time, Denial-of-Service (DoS) is an attack that makes a system or network unavailable to its intended users. A Trojan is a malicious software that disguises itself as legitimate software to gain access to a system.

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#Phishing#Social Engineering#Email Security#Attack Types

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