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CAS-003 Question #532: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Associate the devices with an isolated wireless network configured for WPA2 and EAP-. Since the vendor has not released firmware patches, the vulnerabilities cannot be eliminated directly. The best compensating control is network isolation: placing the IoT devices on a dedicated, segmented SSID with WPA2 and EAP (enterprise authentication) limits the blast radius

Question

An organization is deploying IoT locks, sensors, and cameras, which operate over 802.11, to replace legacy building access control systems. These devices are capable of triggering physical access changes, including locking and unlocking doors and gates. Unfortunately, the devices have known vulnerabilities for which the vendor has yet to provide firmware updates. Which of the following would BEST mitigate this risk?

Options

  • ADirect wire the IoT devices into physical switches and place them on an exclusive VLAN.
  • BRequire sensors to sign all transmitted unlock control messages digitally.
  • CAssociate the devices with an isolated wireless network configured for WPA2 and EAP-
  • DImplement an out-of-band monitoring solution to detect message injections and

Explanation

Since the vendor has not released firmware patches, the vulnerabilities cannot be eliminated directly. The best compensating control is network isolation: placing the IoT devices on a dedicated, segmented SSID with WPA2 and EAP (enterprise authentication) limits the blast radius if a device is compromised and restricts who can communicate with the devices. Directly wiring 802.11 devices (A) is architecturally incompatible with their wireless-only design. Requiring digital signatures on control messages (B) does not address network-level vulnerabilities. Out-of-band monitoring (D) detects attacks after the fact but does not prevent them. Isolation with strong authentication is the strongest available mitigating control.

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