SY0-701 Question 105

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• Chose D1

  I hate it but answer is D. It is also C bc Executive Whaling is a type of Social Engineering, but D is most precise. Additional reasoning from Grok: The scenario describes a suspicious call claiming the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) requested credit card information to close an invoice. This is a targeted attack leveraging the authority of a high-profile executive, which aligns with whaling, a specific type of social engineering aimed at executives or high-value targets. While C. Social engineering is a broader category that includes whaling, the more precise answer is D. Executive whaling due to the specific targeting of a senior executive like the CFO. A. Insider threat is incorrect, as the scenario involves an external caller, not an internal employee misusing access. B. Email phishing is incorrect, as the attack was via a phone call, not email. C. Social engineering is partially correct but less specific than whaling, which directly fits the scenario.

• Chose C2

  The answer is C - We have to read the question carefully. At the end of the question, it says, "Which of the following TOPICS". The only one that truly qualifies as a "TOPIC" is social engineering. All the others are examples of social engineering.

• Chose C1

  C: SOCIAL ENGINEERING. The two parties are the IT individual and the CALLER threatening AS IF they were the CFO. Whaling involves ACTULLY targeting the CFO. "IT" is the target.