Which are three major threat areas? (Choose three)

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• ASocial Media
• BCampus and Physical
• CInstant Messaging
• DEndpoints
• EData Center
• FCloud apps

• B
  3% (1)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  90% (27)

Explanation

Endpoints (D), Data Centers (E), and Cloud Apps (F) represent the three major threat areas because they are the primary infrastructure components where sensitive data is stored, processed, and transmitted - making them high-value targets for attackers across modern enterprise environments.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Social Media (A) and Instant Messaging (C) are attack vectors or delivery mechanisms (e.g., phishing links, malware distribution), not major threat areas in themselves - they are channels through which threats travel, not destinations.
• Campus and Physical (B) is a real security concern but falls under physical security, which is a separate domain rather than one of the core logical/digital threat areas in this framework.

Memory tip: Think "EDC" - Endpoints (user devices), Data Centers (on-prem infrastructure), Cloud Apps (SaaS/IaaS) - these are the three places where your data lives and therefore where attackers focus. If an answer describes a method of attack rather than a location of infrastructure, it's a distractor.

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