101 · Question #370
Application trends and drivers that increase the need for application security are:
The correct answer is D. All the above. Multiple converging application trends - including smarter browsers, the shift of everything to the web, and sophisticated targeted attacks - together drive the growing need for application-layer security.
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Application trends and drivers that increase the need for application security are:
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- AIntelligent Browsers
- BWebification
- CTargeted attacks
- DAll the above
How the community answered
(64 responses)- A2% (1)
- B8% (5)
- C3% (2)
- D88% (56)
Why each option
Multiple converging application trends - including smarter browsers, the shift of everything to the web, and sophisticated targeted attacks - together drive the growing need for application-layer security.
Intelligent browsers alone represent only one driver; selecting this omits the equally significant contributions of webification and targeted attacks.
Webification alone is only one factor; it does not account for the risks introduced by advanced browsers and targeted attack campaigns.
Targeted attacks alone are only one driver; omitting intelligent browsers and webification gives an incomplete picture of why application security demand has risen.
Intelligent browsers execute complex client-side logic that attackers can exploit, webification expands the attack surface by moving business functions online, and targeted attacks use customized techniques against specific applications - all three simultaneously increase application security requirements, making 'all of the above' correct.
Concept tested: Drivers increasing need for application security
Source: https://www.f5.com/solutions/application-security
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