A systems administrator is concerned users are accessing emails through a duplicate site that is not run by the company. Which of the following is used in this scenario?
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Correct answer: Impersonation.
Why this is the answer
Impersonation is the correct answer because it directly describes the act of one entity pretending to be another. In this scenario, a duplicate site is impersonating the legitimate company email site to trick users. While phishing is a broader attack category that often involves impersonation (e.g., sending fraudulent emails to trick users into revealing credentials), the specific act of creating a fake site to mimic a legitimate one falls under impersonation. Replication refers to creating exact copies of data or systems for redundancy or performance, which is not the attack itself. Smishing is a type of phishing that occurs via SMS (text messages), which is not indicated here.
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