A company security team sent an email with a link that reported the site safe even though the link may contain malicious code. What type of security program is this?
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Correct answer: user awareness.
Why this is the answer
This scenario describes a social engineering attack, specifically a phishing attempt, where attackers try to trick users into clicking malicious links. The correct answer, "user awareness," refers to the training and education provided to employees to help them recognize and avoid such threats. While the attack itself is social engineering, the program designed to combat it is user awareness training. Brute force attacks involve systematically trying many passwords, and physical access control deals with restricting entry to physical locations, neither of which applies here.
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