A financial institution enforces a policy where users must change their passwords every 45 days, and the new password cannot be any of the last five passwords used. This policy is primarily designed to mitigate which type of threat?

Brute Force Attacks
Credential Theft
Insider Threats
Password Guessing Attacks

The password policy is designed to mitigate Password Guessing Attacks, where attackers attempt to guess user passwords to gain unauthorized access.

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