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SY0-701 · Question #1015
A company discovers that an employee was paid by a competitor to save internal business files to a thumb drive and deliver it to the competitor. Which of the following is most likely the employee's…
The correct answer is B. Financial gain. The employee was compensated by a competitor, making financial gain the most likely motivation for stealing and delivering internal business files.
Submitted by haruto_sh· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A company discovers that an employee was paid by a competitor to save internal business files to a thumb drive and deliver it to the competitor. Which of the following is most likely the employee's motivation?
Options
- ARevenge
- BFinancial gain
- CBlackmail
- DData exfiltration
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- B87% (46)
- C4% (2)
- D8% (4)
Explanation
The employee was compensated by a competitor, making financial gain the most likely motivation for stealing and delivering internal business files.
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