ISC ISSAP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional ISSAP Question # 65 Topic 7 Discussion

ISC ISSAP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional ISSAP Question # 65 Topic 7 Discussion

ISSAP Exam Topic 7 Question 65 Discussion:
Question #: 65
Topic #: 7

A helpdesk technician received a phone call from an administrator at a remote branch office. The administrator claimed to have forgotten the password for the root account on UNIX servers and asked for it. Although the technician didn't know any administrator at the branch office, the guy sounded really friendly and since he knew the root password himself, he supplied the caller with the password. What type of attack has just occurred?


A.

Social Engineering attack


B.

Brute Force attack


C.

War dialing attack


D.

Replay attack


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