Question

Which of these would NOT be considered the result of a logic bomb?

a. Send an email to Rowan's inbox each Monday morning with the agenda of that week's department meeting.
b. If the company's stock price drops below $50, then credit Oscar's retirement account with one additional year of retirement credit.
c. Erase the hard drives of all the servers 90 days after Alfredo's name is removed from the list of current employees.
d. Delete all human resource records regarding Augustine one month after he leaves the company.

Answer 1

Option A, which involves sending a regular email containing the weekly agenda, would NOT be considered the result of a logic bomb as it lacks a malicious trigger. Logic bombs are designed to execute a harmful action once specified conditions are met, unlike the simple scheduling of an email.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked about which activity would NOT be considered the result of a logic bomb. A logic bomb is a piece of code that is intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met. Analyzing the given scenarios:

• Option A involves sending an email on a regular schedule, not necessarily tied to a malicious condition; hence, it is not a logic bomb.
• Option B is an action triggered by a specific event, the company's stock price drop, which could be considered a logic bomb if designed with malicious intent.
• Option C is a clear case of a logic bomb designed to cause harm once a specific condition of Alfredo's employment status changes.
• Option D is also potentially a logic bomb because it initiates a harmful action, the deletion of records, based on a specific condition of Augustine's employment.

Therefore, the action that would NOT be considered the result of a logic bomb is Option A, sending an email with the agenda, as it lacks a malicious trigger.