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    PracticeCPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 3Question 32
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Area II: SecuritySecurity TestingSocial Engineering

    CPA · Question 32 · Area II: Security

    A company uses a 'Phishing Simulation' to test employees. This is primarily a test of which security domain?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Physical Security

    B.

    Network Security

    C.

    Application Security

    D.

    Human Resource / Personnel Security

    How to approach this question

    Identify the target of the test. Who clicks the link? The human.

    Full Answer

    D.Human Resource / Personnel Security✓ Correct
    Phishing simulations test the security awareness of employees (the human element). It falls under Personnel Security or Security Awareness Training.

    Common mistakes

    Classifying it as Email/Network security (which are technical controls, not the test subject).
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