An employee receives an email that appears to be from their bank, stating that their account has been locked and they must click a link to verify their identity. The email address is not the bank's official domain, and the link points to a suspicious URL. What should the employee do?

Reply to the email to ask if it is legitimate

Click the link and enter their credentials to unlock the account

Delete the email and contact the bank directly using the official phone number

Forward the email to coworkers to warn them

A social engineering attack using fraudulent messages to trick users into revealing sensitive information

A network attack that floods a server with traffic

A type of malware that replicates itself

Which access control model grants permissions based on the roles a user has within an organization?

Discretionary access control (DAC)

Attribute-based access control (ABAC)

Role-based access control (RBAC)

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6foundation · easy
Which process verifies the identity of a user or device attempting to access a system?
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An employee receives an email that appears to be from their bank, stating that their account has been locked and they must click a link to verify their identity. The email address is not the bank's official domain, and the link points to a suspicious URL. What should the employee do?
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8foundation · easy
What is phishing?
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9foundation · easy
A user logs into a system using a fingerprint scan. Which type of authentication method is being used?
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10foundation · easy
Which access control model grants permissions based on the roles a user has within an organization?
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Questions 6–10

Which process verifies the identity of a user or device attempting to access a system?

An employee receives an email that appears to be from their bank, stating that their account has been locked and they must click a link to verify their identity. The email address is not the bank's official domain, and the link points to a suspicious URL. What should the employee do?

What is phishing?

A user logs into a system using a fingerprint scan. Which type of authentication method is being used?

Which access control model grants permissions based on the roles a user has within an organization?

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