The e-mail password of a senior employee in an organization was compromised by someone looking over as the employee accessed his account. This is most likely a case of:
A) keylogging.
B) shoulder surfing.
C) dumpster diving.
D) screen capture.
E) spyware.

Question

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Shoulder surfing involves someone looking over someone's shoulder to steal sensitive information such as passwords. In this case, someone saw the senior employee's password while they were accessing their account, making shoulder surfing the most likely cause of the password compromise.

The E-Mail Password of a Senior Employee in an Organization