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700-765 · Question #123

What two areas present a security challenge for customers? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is D. loT devices E. Email. IoT devices and email represent two of the most prevalent and exploitable attack vectors in modern enterprise security environments.

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Question

What two areas present a security challenge for customers? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AIT departments
  • BOT environments
  • CCorporate priorities
  • DloT devices
  • EEmail

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    89% (31)

Why each option

IoT devices and email represent two of the most prevalent and exploitable attack vectors in modern enterprise security environments.

AIT departments

IT departments are internal organizational units responsible for managing security, not an attack surface or external security challenge.

BOT environments

OT environments do present security challenges, but in the context of this question focused on common attack vectors, IoT devices and email are the intended answers.

CCorporate priorities

Corporate priorities are a business concern and not a technical attack surface or direct security challenge in the threat landscape sense.

DloT devicesCorrect

IoT devices present a significant security challenge because they often ship with weak or default credentials, lack regular patching mechanisms, and run minimal or no security agents, making them easy targets for compromise and lateral movement.

EEmailCorrect

Email is the leading delivery mechanism for phishing, ransomware, and malware attacks, and remains a persistent challenge because it is both universally used and difficult to fully lock down without disrupting business operations.

Concept tested: Common enterprise security challenge areas and attack vectors

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/internet-of-things/iot-threat-defense.html

Topics

#IoT security#email security#attack vectors#security challenges

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