Performing CyberOps Using Cisco Security Technologies (CBRCOR) — Question 77

An engineer is investigating several cases of increased incoming spam emails and suspicious emails from the HR and service departments. While checking the event sources, the website monitoring tool showed several web scraping alerts overnight. Which type of compromise is indicated?

Answer options

• A. phishing
• B. dumpster diving
• C. social engineering
• D. privilege escalation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, social engineering, as it involves manipulating individuals into providing confidential information, which is often facilitated through tactics like phishing emails. Options A (phishing) and B (dumpster diving) are related but do not directly relate to the web scraping alerts noted, while D (privilege escalation) pertains to gaining unauthorized access to higher privileges, not the context of email and web scraping.