CompTIA · Security+ SY0-801
Threat vectors, part 1
Security+ SY0-801 · Lesson 8 of 32 · 1:04:16
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In this lesson
Prepare for the Security+ SY0-801 exam (CompTIA Security+ V8). In this lesson: message-based vectors (email, SMS, instant messaging, and collaboration tools), images and attachments (QR codes, CAPTCHAs, macros, and PDFs), browser-based vectors (extensions, scripts, and password managers), networks and remote access, and advanced persistent threats. Includes three original practice questions.
Preview the topics
- Visitors to the factory canteen scan the code on the menu to order lunch, and land on a page that asks for their company sign-in. Someone had taped a new code over the original. Which vector did the attacker use?
- An Ashgrove buyer installs a free coupon extension, and two weeks later, the buyer’s supplier portal sessions are used from another country, without any password prompt. What most likely happened?
- Ashgrove’s firewall logs show thousands of sign-in attempts against a remote desktop port that a technician opened to the internet for a supplier last year. Which vector does this exposure create?