CompTIA Tech+ FC0-U71 (V6) Practice Question

The correct answer describes a phishing attack, which is a common form of social engineering. Social engineering attacks exploit human psychology to manipulate or trick people into divulging sensitive information or breaking security procedures. The other options describe different security threats: a brute-force attack is a technical method of trying numerous password combinations , a computer worm is malware that spreads automatically across networks by exploiting technical vulnerabilities , and breaking a lock is a purely physical security breach. These other methods do not primarily rely on manipulating a person into willfully compromising security.