A bad actor leaves a USB drive with malicious code on it in a company's parking lot. Which of the following describes this scenario?

The correct answer is D. Social engineering. Leaving a USB drive in a company parking lot is a classic example of social engineering, where the bad actor relies on human curiosity to prompt someone to pick up the USB drive and insert it into their computer, potentially infecting the system with malicious code.

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AHacking
BInsider threat
CPhishing
DSocial engineering

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A
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B
2% (1)
C
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D
86% (57)

Explanation

Leaving a USB drive in a company parking lot is a classic example of social engineering, where the bad actor relies on human curiosity to prompt someone to pick up the USB drive and insert it into their computer, potentially infecting the system with malicious code.

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#Social engineering#Baiting#Threat vectors#Cybersecurity threats

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