What are two security challenges of the distributed edge? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• Alimited user awareness
• Bexponential growth in bandwidth
• Climited device awareness
• Deasy policy consistency enforcement
• EInternet connectivity redundancy

• A
  89% (25)
• B
  7% (2)
• E
  4% (1)

Explanation

Limited user awareness (A) and limited device awareness (C) are correct because the distributed edge introduces massive, heterogeneous populations of users and IoT/endpoint devices that are difficult to track, authenticate, and monitor consistently. Security teams often lack visibility into who is connecting and what devices are present, creating blind spots that attackers can exploit.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (exponential bandwidth growth) is a capacity/performance concern, not a security challenge in itself.
• D (easy policy consistency enforcement) is actually the opposite of a challenge - in reality, enforcing consistent policies across distributed edge nodes is hard, not easy. This option is a trap.
• E (Internet connectivity redundancy) describes a resilience feature, not a security problem.

Memory tip: Think "who and what" - the two security challenges both stem from lack of visibility: you don't know enough about the users (A) or the devices (C) connecting at the edge. If an answer sounds like a benefit (easy enforcement, redundancy) or a non-security issue (bandwidth), eliminate it.

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