A large, public university has recently been experiencing an increase in ransomware attacks against computers connected to its network. Security engineers have discovered various staff members receiving seemingly innocuous files in their email that are being run. Which of the following would BEST mitigate this attack method?
A) Improving organizations email filtering
B) Conducting user awareness training
C) Upgrading endpoint anti-malware software
D) Enabling application whitelisting

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

User awareness training would educate staff on recognizing and avoiding suspicious emails and attachments, reducing the likelihood of them executing malicious files.

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