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PT0-001 · Question #101
PT0-001 Question #101: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: Insider threat. Wire fraud collusion requires trusted insiders working together to exploit authorized access, making the insider threat actor the most appropriate model for this assessment.
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Question
A financial institution is asking a penetration tester to determine if collusion capabilities to produce wire fraud are present. Which of the following threat actors should the penetration tester portray during the assessment?
Options
- AInsider threat
- BNation state
- CScript kiddie
- DCybercrime organization.
Explanation
Wire fraud collusion requires trusted insiders working together to exploit authorized access, making the insider threat actor the most appropriate model for this assessment.
Common mistakes.
- B. Nation-state actors are motivated by geopolitical goals such as espionage or critical infrastructure disruption, not internal financial collusion schemes.
- C. Script kiddies are low-skill actors relying on pre-built tools and lack the internal access or sophistication required to orchestrate coordinated wire fraud collusion.
- D. Cybercrime organizations typically operate as external threat actors targeting organizations from outside, rather than through insider collusion using legitimate internal access.
Concept tested. Threat actor classification for insider collusion
Reference. https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/insider_threat
Topics
#threat actors#insider threat#wire fraud#assessment scoping
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