EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #754
Once an intruder has gained access to a remote system with a valid username and password, the attacker will attempt to increase his privileges by escalating the used account to one that has…
The correct answer is B. Give user the least amount of privileges. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Once an intruder has gained access to a remote system with a valid username and password, the attacker will attempt to increase his privileges by escalating the used account to one that has increased privileges. such as that of an administrator. What would be the best countermeasure to protect against escalation of priveges?
Options
- AGive users tokens
- BGive user the least amount of privileges
- CGive users two passwords
- DGive users a strong policy document
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A9% (3)
- B83% (29)
- C6% (2)
- D3% (1)
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