Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities Practice Question
Question
A practitioner wants to reduce risk before proceeding for the CompTIA Security+ involving phishing in Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities. Which option best reduces risk or error? (Item 121)
Answer choices
- A. The best answer is to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations for the phishing scenario.
- B. Use the most complex option even when a simpler compliant action directly solves the problem.
- C. Apply a rule from a different domain even though the exam objective is different.
- D. Choose the option that sounds familiar even if it does not fit the scenario.
Correct Answer
A. The best answer is to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations for the phishing scenario.
Explanation
The correct answer is A because phishing is tested by asking candidates to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.
Question details
- Difficulty: easy
- Domain: Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
- Objective: phishing