CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

This scenario represents a logic bomb, which is malicious code embedded within a system that activates when specific conditions are met—such as the deletion of a user account. Logic bombs are often used by insiders to cause harm after they leave an organization. Unlike rootkits that hide their presence to maintain ongoing access, worms that replicate to spread across networks, or ransomware that encrypts data for ransom, a logic bomb lies dormant until triggered by a particular event.