D430 Section 6 Review Questions
WITH Accurate Answers
What describes a database security issue? correct answer Unauthenticated access
to functionality
What does an organization need to do to the attack surface to protect its devices
and network? correct answer Perform system hardening (an protect an
organization's devices and network, by reduce the attack surface, which leaves
attackers with fewer ways to perform attacks)
What is reduced by hardening an operating system? correct answer attack surface
What is used to prevent buffer overflow? correct answer bounds checking (sets a
limit on the amount of data an application takes in)
When should updates be performed? correct answer After testing and vetting
Which action is considered a significant event that should be included in the
logging process? correct answer Administrative privilege
Which buffer size creates an entry point for a cyberattack when the buffer
reaches 8 bytes? correct answer 4 bytes (buffer overflow occurs when a program
or process attempts to write more data to a fixed-length block of memory, or
buffer, than the buffer is allocated to hold. At 8 bytes, the established buffer size
has been exceeded)
