PHRASAL VERBS (Cybersecurity)

After hours of testing, the engineers finally managed to ________ the issue causing the system to crash.

• see up

• sort out

• fit in

• let down

When the main firewall ________, the IT team had only minutes to respond before the malware spread.

• let on

• brought out

• put out

• broke down

Can you ________ the new privacy policy draft before we send it to the legal team?

• look over

• drop off

• let in on

• put down

During the presentation, the analyst ________ several vulnerabilities that had been previously overlooked.

• cleared up

• brought up

• pointed out

• died off

We were counting on the encryption tool, but it completely _____ us ______ when it failed during the live demo.

• let down

• let out

• let up

• let in

We need to ________ a better way to detect phishing attempts before users even click on the links.

• bring out

• sort out

• drive up

• come up with

The attack didn't ________ for hours, forcing the security team to work non-stop through the night.

• let up

• bring out

• take up

• own up

Since it was his first "offense", they decided to ________ him ________ with just a warning instead of firing him.

• come up

• hop on

• let off

• put out

The employee eventually had to _____ to his mistake, and promised not to download anymore unauthorized software onto their work device.

• point out

• own up

• catch on

• put off

The constant warning pop-ups can sometimes ________ users ________ updating their software, which is dangerous.

• put up

• put down

• put out

• put off