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A company hosts a platform-as-a-service solution with a web-based front end, through which customers interact with data sets. A security administrator needs to deploy controls to prevent…

The correct answer is D. Creating WAF policies for relevant programming languages. A Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides specific protection against application-focused attacks (such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc.) by analyzing and filtering HTTP requests. Creating WAF policies tailored to the application's programming languages will…

Submitted by tyler.j· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

A company hosts a platform-as-a-service solution with a web-based front end, through which customers interact with data sets. A security administrator needs to deploy controls to prevent application-focused attacks. Which of the following most directly supports the administrator’s objective?

Options

  • Aimproving security dashboard visualization on SIEM
  • BRotating API access and authorization keys every two months
  • CImplementing application toad balancing and cross-region availability
  • DCreating WAF policies for relevant programming languages

How the community answered

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  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    12% (5)
  • D
    78% (32)

Explanation

A Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides specific protection against application-focused attacks (such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc.) by analyzing and filtering HTTP requests. Creating WAF policies tailored to the application's programming languages will directly support the security administrator's objective of preventing application-specific attacks.

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