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Which of the following is the primary reason that a risk practitioner determines the security boundary prior to conducting a risk assessment?
Identifying the security boundary is an essential first step in a risk assessment process as it defines the scope of the assessment. It delineates the environment where the risk assessment will take place and sets the limits for what assets, systems, and processes will be included in the assessment.
A company's finance department acquired a new payment system that exports data to an unencrypted file on the system. The company implemented controls on the file so only appropriate personnel are allowed access. Which of the following risk techniques did the department use in this situation?
A security engineer performed an assessment on a recently deployed web application. The engineer was able to exfiltration a company report by visiting the following URL:
www.intranet.abc.com/get-files.jsp?file=report.pdf
Which of the following mitigation techniques would be BEST for the security engineer to recommend?
SQL injection, which exploits a vulnerability in the application's database query to execute malicious SQL commands.
Cross-site scripting (XSS), which injects malicious JavaScript code into the application's web page to execute on the client-side browser.
Directory traversal, which accesses files or directories outside of the intended scope by manipulating the file path.
In this case, the security engineer should recommend input validation as the best mitigation technique, because it would:
Prevent the exfiltration of a company report by validating the file parameter in the URL and ensuring that it matches a predefined list of allowed files or formats.
Enhance the security of the web application by filtering out any malicious or invalid input from users or attackers.
Be more effective and efficient than other techniques, such as firewall, WAF (Web Application Firewall), or DLP (Data Loss Prevention), which may not be able to detect or block all types of web application attacks.
A company just released a new video card. Due to limited supply and high demand, attackers are employing automated systems to purchase the device through the company's web store so they can resell it on the secondary market. The company's intended customers are frustrated. A security engineer suggests implementing a CAPTCHA system on the web store to help reduce the number of video cards purchased through automated systems. Which of the following now describes the level of risk?
A company's Chief Information Security Officer wants to prevent the company from being the target of ransomware. The company's IT assets need to be protected. Which of the following are the most secure options to address these concerns? (Select three).
To prevent ransomware attacks and protect IT assets, the most secure options are:
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Provides advanced threat detection, real-time monitoring, and response capabilities, which can help identify and mitigate ransomware attacks before they spread.
Sandboxing: Isolates suspicious files or software in a controlled environment where they can be analyzed for malicious behavior without affecting production systems.
Application Control: Ensures that only whitelisted, trusted applications can run, which can prevent ransomware from executing unauthorized or malicious code. Together, these controls provide a robust defense against ransomware by addressing detection, isolation, and prevention. CASP+ emphasizes the importance of combining detection and prevention strategies to mitigate sophisticated attacks like ransomware.
CASP+ CAS-004 Exam Objectives: Domain 2.0 -- Enterprise Security Operations (Endpoint Protection, Ransomware Mitigation)
CompTIA CASP+ Study Guide: Mitigating Ransomware with EDR, Sandboxing, and Application Control
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