CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 163

An attachment that was emailed to finance employees contained an embedded message. The security administrator investigates and finds the intent was to conceal the embedded information from public view. Which of the following BEST describes this type of message?

Answer options

• A. Obfuscation
• B. Steganography
• C. Diffusion
• D. BCRYPT

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as obfuscation refers to the practice of making information difficult to understand or interpret. While steganography (option B) involves hiding data within other data, it is not the best fit for this scenario where the focus is on obscuring intent. Diffusion (option C) relates to spreading data across different locations, and BCRYPT (option D) is a password hashing function, neither of which apply here.