CAS-003 · Question #949
A security engineer has received feedback from other security professionals about the effectiveness of hiding a wireless SSID as a security measure. Opinions vary as to whether this practice is…
The correct answer is C. Subscribe to threat feeds filtered for VV1F1. Subscribing to threat intelligence feeds filtered for WiFi provides real-world, current data on how attackers actually discover and exploit wireless networks - including whether SSID hiding offers any practical protection against modern tools. This empirical evidence from…
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A security engineer has received feedback from other security professionals about the effectiveness of hiding a wireless SSID as a security measure. Opinions vary as to whether this practice is effective or hinders WiFi performance. The security engineer decides to get information from a definitive source. Which of the following should the security engineer do to BEST make an informed decision?
Options
- ARead the RFCs that pertain to the subject
- BRead white papers posted on industry vendor websites
- CSubscribe to threat feeds filtered for VV1F1
- DAttend industry trade shows and discuss the matter with subject matter experts
- ERead the configuration guides associated with the hardware in use
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A4% (2)
- C93% (43)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Subscribing to threat intelligence feeds filtered for WiFi provides real-world, current data on how attackers actually discover and exploit wireless networks - including whether SSID hiding offers any practical protection against modern tools. This empirical evidence from active threat intelligence is more conclusive about operational effectiveness than other sources. RFCs (A) define protocol behavior but do not evaluate security effectiveness. Vendor white papers (B) are often biased toward the vendor's products. Industry trade shows (D) provide opinions, not authoritative evidence. Hardware configuration guides (E) describe how to configure, not evaluate the security value of a feature.
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