Question

Betty has been asked by her supervisor to give a presentation regarding reasons why security attacks continue to be successful. She has decided to focus on the issue of widespread vulnerabilities. Which of the following would Alyona NOT include in her presentation?
A. Large number of vulnerabilities
B. End-of-life systems
C. Lack of vendor support
D. Misconfigurations

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Misconfigurations

Explanation:

An attack is a threat to information security, including an attempt to acquire, change, kill, delete, insert or disclose information without allowed access or permission. It happens to people as well as organisations.

Widespread vulnerabilities in case of cyber-security refers to a system vulnerability that can leave it open to attack. A vulnerability can also refer to some kind of weakness in a computer system itself, in a collection of procedures, or in something that puts the protection of information at risk.

Misconfiguration referes to an inaccurate or inefficient setup of a management system or system element that could lead to vulnerability.

Alyona would not mention misconfigurations in her presentations because system of misconfigurations has no direct effect on why security attack has been successful.