Which two statements about the threat landscape of today's networks are true? (Choose two)

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• AThe use of cloud services is creating definitive security perimeters.
• BAn increase use of Direct Internet Access leads to more VPN connections
• CAttackers are now well financed and extremely patient
• DThreat actors are now nation states and organized Crime syndicates
• EVictims of security attacks are random, violated by generic attacks

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  91% (43)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

C and D are correct because modern threat actors are highly sophisticated, well-funded organizations - including nation-state actors (e.g., state-sponsored hacking groups) and organized crime rings - who conduct long, patient campaigns (sometimes lasting months or years) rather than quick opportunistic attacks. This persistence and financial backing makes today's threat landscape fundamentally more dangerous than in earlier eras.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is the opposite of reality - cloud adoption dissolves traditional security perimeters, creating a "perimeter-less" environment, not a definitive one.
• B is backwards - Direct Internet Access (DIA) bypasses VPNs by routing traffic directly to the internet, reducing VPN usage.
• E is wrong because modern attacks are often highly targeted, with threat actors performing reconnaissance and selecting specific victims based on value (financial, political, or intelligence), not random victimization.

Memory tip: Think "P.A.T.I.E.N.T. Nation" - today's attackers are Patient, Advanced, and backed by Treasury (money), and they are Nation-states or organized crime. If an answer suggests security is getting simpler or more contained (like A) or attackers are random/quick (like E or B), it's almost certainly wrong.

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