CCSK · Question #146
ENISA: Which of the following is among the vulnerabilities contributing to a high risk ranking for Network Management?
The correct answer is C. System or O/S vulnerabilities. ENISA identifies system and operating system vulnerabilities as a key contributor to high risk rankings in the network management domain.
Question
ENISA: Which of the following is among the vulnerabilities contributing to a high risk ranking for Network Management?
Options
- AUser provisioning vulnerabilities
- BAAA vulnerabilities
- CSystem or O/S vulnerabilities
- DHypervisor vulnerabilities
- EInadequate physical security procedures
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- C78% (32)
- D12% (5)
- E5% (2)
Why each option
ENISA identifies system and operating system vulnerabilities as a key contributor to high risk rankings in the network management domain.
User provisioning vulnerabilities are primarily categorized under identity and access management risk areas, not specifically ranked as a leading contributor to network management risk by ENISA.
AAA vulnerabilities relate broadly to authentication and authorization across multiple domains and are not specifically highlighted as a top-ranked network management vulnerability in ENISA's framework.
ENISA's cloud and network risk assessments identify unpatched or misconfigured operating systems as a primary technical vulnerability in network management infrastructure. Because network management systems have privileged, broad access to the underlying network, OS-level weaknesses create disproportionately high risk - a successful exploit can compromise network-wide visibility and control.
Hypervisor vulnerabilities fall under virtualization and cloud infrastructure risk categories in ENISA assessments, not the network management risk domain.
Inadequate physical security is addressed as a separate physical layer risk domain in ENISA's taxonomy and is not among the primary technical vulnerabilities driving high risk in network management.
Concept tested: ENISA network management high-risk vulnerability categories
Source: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/cloud-computing-risk-assessment
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