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Exam SY0-601 topic 1 question 4 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's SY0-601
Question #: 4
Topic #: 1
[All SY0-601 Questions]

Which of the following describes a social engineering technique that seeks to exploit a person's sense of urgency?

  • A. A phishing email stating a cash settlement has been awarded but will expire soon
  • B. A smishing message stating a package is scheduled for pickup
  • C. A vishing call that requests a donation be made to a local charity
  • D. A SPIM notification claiming to be undercover law enforcement investigating a cybercrime
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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Joe1984
Highly Voted 1 year, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Answer is A
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derfnick
Highly Voted 1 year, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Because of the part "will expire soon"
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GuyOutside
Most Recent 3 days, 14 hours ago
Selected Answer: A
The ' will expire soon' will give the person a sense of urgency.
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Olamsky
6 days, 8 hours ago
A is the correct answer here I want to use this medium to appreciate and thank you all towards your contribution to make this website a reliable and a source of valid information. I am currently preparing for my Comptia Sec+ (SYO-601) exam but am currently not bouyant to subscribe for the contributor access. Could anyone who has written the exam recently to assist me with the valid dumb email address: [email protected] I have no IT background but i am self-reading with trainings consistently to switch into IT space
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kudabdul
1 week, 2 days ago
Answer is A
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thea_smith
1 week, 2 days ago
Selected Answer: A
It is A clearly. Get all questions from me [email protected]
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russian
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Selected Answer: A
even a toddler can get this right
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Dapsie
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The fact of urgency is the possible expiration of the offer. My choice is "A".
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Broflovski
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Selected Answer: A
Guys, I passed for my test today. Make sure you read all the questions at least once and read the difficult questions with the discussions for the second time. In the end you need to be familiar with this objectives so study at least one book and listen to the podcast of professor Messer. 80%-90% from the questions came from this dumb! Good luck and I am out from here! See ya!
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akk1993
2 weeks, 4 days ago
congrats on passing! that is awesome. do you know what info to study for the pbq's i take mine in 2 days!
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elnenko
2 months ago
Selected Answer: A
My answer is A because the offer will expire soon, so this urgency like the question purpose
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eddy72
2 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: A
Answer is A. Option C is wrong, vishing call that requests a donation be made to a local charity, targets the victim's generosity rather than urgency
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JmyKing
2 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: A
I will go with A.
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86bb42c
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The reason they say C is the correct answer: Vishing is VOICE-Phishing. It's much harder to turn down a person on the phone than to ignore written correspondence. I think the authors are trying to draw a distinction between the written communication and the voice communication. But I agree, it's misleading and a very gray area. Unless it maps directly to something in their courseware, I might do a re-write on this question.
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BD69
2 months ago
Just remember, these answers are guesses. NONE of the actual exam answers are technically known, for certain. A lot of these "correct" answers are, in fact, incorrect.
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4ffc388
2 months, 2 weeks ago
so what am i suppose to be thinking the answer is the most voted or the answer it tells me???
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thea_smith
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
A would be my clear choice Phishing scams are email and text message campaigns to frighten the customer create urgency Contact at [email protected] for full questions
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alicia2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A,Phishing scams are email and text message campaigns aimed at creating a sense of urgency, curiosity or fear in victims.
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zeeshanali1993
3 months ago
Selected Answer: A
A: This option involves sending a phishing email claiming that the recipient has been awarded a cash settlement but emphasizes that the opportunity will expire soon. By creating a sense of urgency, the attacker aims to manipulate the victim into taking quick and impulsive actions without thoroughly verifying the message's legitimacy. The other options are less focused on exploiting a sense of urgency.
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