CertNexus Exam ITS-110 Topic 1 Question 32 Discussion

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Question #: 32
Topic #: 1

A site administrator is not enforcing strong passwords or password complexity. To which of the following types of attacks is this system probably MOST vulnerable?

AKey logger attack

BDictionary attack

CCollision attack

DPhishing attack

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Suggested Answer: B

by Gladis at May 08, 2024, 08:05 PM

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Lenita

8 months ago

Exactly, if passwords aren't complex, dictionary attacks can easily crack them.

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Tomas

8 months ago

Makes sense. Dictionary attacks exploit weak passwords directly.

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Viola

9 months ago

Phishing seems less likely here. It's more about user behavior, not password strength.

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Arlette

9 months ago

Really? I was leaning towards D) Phishing attack.

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Lenita

10 months ago

Yeah, it's tough. But I think it's probably B) Dictionary attack.

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Tomas

10 months ago

Did you see that question about password policies? Tricky one.

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