Kelly sent an email out to the entire staff warning of a new vulnerability in Outlook that would expose the entire contact list. She explains that several versions of the email have been found, but they all contain the words "Sales Lead" or "Service Request" in the subject line. These emails must be deleted without being opened for the next 72 hours while a patch is released.
What statement below is not true?
A) Kelly is being helpful. Coworkers watching out for events like this and helping one another is critical to any working security program.
B) This looks like a hoax. If Kelly is even a real person she should be fired on the spot, since hoaxes are considered as dangerous as actual viruses.
C) Hoaxes are considered as dangerous as actual viruses and this could be an indication that training is in order for more people than just Kelly
D) An investigation should be conducted to find out if Kelly was attempting a hoax or was herself social engineered.

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Remember that on every defense oriented test (no matter how "attack" oriented the material is), cooler heads always prevail, if there are incident response, training systems, and communications for the security policy in place.

Kelly Sent an Email Out to the Entire Staff Warning