Henley and Sons, a retail bank in England, recently had sensitive personal information belonging to their customers stolen by a group of fraudsters who simply walked into the bank's accounts section, copied the information onto pen drives, and left. Which of the following authentication strategies, if used by Henley and Sons, is most likely to have facilitated the security breach?

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User knowledge authentication relies on users providing personal information to verify their identity. This can include things like passwords, security questions, or other personal information that a fraudster could potentially obtain through social engineering or hacking. In this case, it's likely that the fraudsters were able to gain access to the sensitive information by impersonating legitimate customers or employees and using their user knowledge to bypass authentication measures. Options B, C, and D all rely on physical characteristics that are much harder to replicate or steal, making them more secure authentication strategies.

Henley and Sons, a Retail Bank in England, Recently Had