A spear phishing attack was used to trick a user into installing a Trojan onto a workstation. Which of the following would have been MOST effective in preventing this attack from succeeding?
I agree with you, but the question says "preventing this ATTACK from succeeding", so it's way before the App control, it's either provide awareness to the user or setting a filter at network level so the Trojan cannot be even downloaded.
A. Application control
Application control involves restricting and controlling the types of applications that can run on a workstation or network. By using application control, you can prevent unauthorized or unknown applications, including Trojans, from running. If a spear phishing attack attempts to install a Trojan, application control can block its execution, even if the user unknowingly attempts to run it. This helps protect the workstation from malware that might be delivered through phishing attacks.
The most effective way to prevent a spear phishing attack from succeeding is by using application control. Application control is a security practice that blocks unauthorized software from running on your computer. This can help prevent malware from being installed on your computer through spear phishing attacks
Gonna go with A here. Both make assumptions - i.e.. application control, are we talking app whitelisting or blacklisting? Whitelisting would definitely block.
For internet filter - for it to work successfully, the URL would have to be categorized as malicious.
The most effective way to prevent this attack is A. Application Control. Spear phishing attacks are carried out by sending malicious emails to entice target users to install malicious applications. Using application control, the malicious application cannot be executed. Therefore, to prevent this attack, an effective application control policy must be used. b. Website blocking, c. Internet filtering, and d. Network encryption help monitor and block malicious websites, content, and communications, respectively but are ineffective against spear phishing attacks.
An Internet filter is software that restricts or controls the content an Internet user is capable to access, especially when utilized to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, Email, or other means. Content-control software determines what content will be available or be blocked.
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