A security service company is conducting an audit in several risk areas within a major corporate client. What attack or data loss vector term would be used to describe providing access to corporate data by gaining access to stolen or weak passwords?

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: Endpoint SecurityA security service company is conducting an audit in several risk areas within a major corporate client. What attack or data loss vector term would be used to describe providing access to corporate data by gaining access to stolen or weak passwords?

A security service company is conducting an audit in several risk areas within a major corporate client. What attack or data loss vector term would be used to describe providing access to corporate data by gaining access to stolen or weak passwords?

  • an internal threat
  • hard copy
  • improper access control
  • unencrypted devices

Explanation: Improper access control allows the exploitation of stolen or weak passwords to gain access to corporate data.

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