An employee who wants to be a technician stands behind a network administrator and watches the administrator type the server password.Later,the employee uses the password to gain access to the server and create a secret administrator account.What specific security threat is this?
A)Social engineering
B)Shoulder surfing
C)Trojan
D)Spear phishing

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is an example of shoulder surfing, where someone gains unauthorized access by observing a password or passphrase being typed in. It is not social engineering, which involves manipulating people into divulging confidential information, nor is it a Trojan or spear-phishing attack.

An Employee Who Wants to Be a Technician Stands Behind