Diana Andrews is in charge of keeping e-mail safe for the 400 employees of a mail order company. To increase employee awareness of security threats, Diana sends out a weekly e-zine with helpful updates.
-Diana reminds her readers that ____ is the act of assuming the identity of another.
A) scheming
B) scamming
C) spamming
D) spoofing

Question

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Spoofing is the act of assuming the identity of another, often used in the context of email or IP address spoofing to deceive recipients or systems.

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