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SSCP Practice Question: An employee receives an email with an attachment…
An employee receives an email with an attachment claiming to be an invoice but contains a macro virus. What control would have blocked this?
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Why each option matters
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Macro security settings in Office
Macro security settings in Office can disable macros or require signed macros, preventing execution. Spam filter may not detect targeted phishing. Attachment scanning may miss zero-day variants. User training reduces risk but does not technically block.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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User awareness training
Why it's wrong here
Training helps but does not provide a technical block.
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Email attachment scanning
Why it's wrong here
Scanning may miss new or obfuscated malware.
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Spam filter
Why it's wrong here
Spam filter may not catch targeted emails.
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Macro security settings in Office
Why this is correct
Macro settings can disable or restrict macro execution.
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