A systems administrator has overwritten all of the supervisor's permissions in order to perform malicious activities. Which of the following does this describe?

The correct answer is C. Insider threat. An insider threat involves a trusted individual within the organization, such as a systems administrator, misusing their legitimate access to carry out malicious actions, like overwriting a supervisor’s permissions.

Submitted by noor.lb· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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AShadow IT
BUnskilled attacker
CInsider threat
DHacktivist

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An insider threat involves a trusted individual within the organization, such as a systems administrator, misusing their legitimate access to carry out malicious actions, like overwriting a supervisor’s permissions.

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