All executive officers have changed their monitor location so it cannot be easily viewed when passing by their offices. Which of the following attacks does this action remediate?

The correct answer is C. Shoulder Surfing. Shoulder surfing is an attack where an unauthorized person observes a target's screen or keyboard to steal sensitive information such as passwords, PINs, or confidential data. Repositioning monitors so they are not visible to passersby directly prevents this visual eavesdropping

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Options

ADumpster Diving
BImpersonation
CShoulder Surfing
DWhaling

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A
3% (1)
B
3% (1)
C
95% (36)

Explanation

Shoulder surfing is an attack where an unauthorized person observes a target's screen or keyboard to steal sensitive information such as passwords, PINs, or confidential data. Repositioning monitors so they are not visible to passersby directly prevents this visual eavesdropping technique. Dumpster diving (choice A) is mitigated by secure document disposal, not screen placement. Impersonation (choice B) involves an attacker pretending to be a legitimate user - monitor placement has no impact on this. Whaling (choice D) is a spear-phishing attack specifically targeting high-profile executives via email or phone - it is a digital/social engineering attack and is not mitigated by physical monitor positioning.

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