Domain 3 of the Security+ exam requires that you understand how to identify and minimize system threats to thwart would-be attackers and that you recognize the different types of assessment tools that are available to discover security threats and vulnerabilities. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to review all these concepts because there are quite a few. The following list identifies the key areas from Domain 3.0 (which counts as 21% of the exam) that you need to master:
A help desk employee receives a call from someone who is posing as a technical aide attempting to update some type of information, and asks for identifying user details that may then be used to gain access. Which of the following type of attack has occurred?