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CLOUDSEC-PRO · Question #110

An IAM security module can prevent lateral movement attacks by:

The correct answer is A. Restricting unnecessary cross-account permissions. Limiting permissions between accounts reduces the paths attackers can use to move laterally once they gain initial access.

Identity and Access Management

Question

An IAM security module can prevent lateral movement attacks by:

Options

  • ARestricting unnecessary cross-account permissions
  • BEnforcing strict network segmentation
  • CChanging all default account passwords daily
  • DDisabling file printing

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    86% (37)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Limiting permissions between accounts reduces the paths attackers can use to move laterally once they gain initial access.

Topics

#IAM#lateral movement#cross-account permissions#privilege control

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