G2700 Exam Dumps : GIAC Certified ISO-2700 Specialist Practice Test

A helpdesk technician received a phone call from an administrator at a remote branch office. The administrator claimed to have forgotten the password for the root account on UNIX servers and asked for it. Although the technician didn't know any administrator at the branch office, the guy sounded really friendly and since he knew the root password himself, he supplied the caller with the password.

What type of attack has just occurred?

Which of the following types of attack can be used to break the best physical and logical security mechanism to gain access to a system?

Mark works as a Network Security Administrator for uCertify Inc. He is responsible for securing and analyzing the network of the organization. Mark is concerned about the current network security, as individuals can access the network with bypass authentication, thus allowing them to get more permissions than allotted. Which of the following is responsible for this type of privilege escalation?