N10-009 · Question #262
A security administrator wants to discover zero-day attacks before they can be used on the company's network. Which of the following can the administrator use to accomplish this task?
The correct answer is B. Honeypot. The security administrator aims to proactively discover previously unknown (zero-day) attacks before they impact the company's network.
Question
A security administrator wants to discover zero-day attacks before they can be used on the company's network. Which of the following can the administrator use to accomplish this task?
Options
- ACentral repository
- BHoneypot
- CNext-generation firewall
- DEvil twin
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- B87% (33)
- C3% (1)
- D8% (3)
Why each option
The security administrator aims to proactively discover previously unknown (zero-day) attacks before they impact the company's network.
A central repository is a storage location for data, such as logs or configurations, and does not inherently discover zero-day attacks.
A honeypot is a security mechanism designed to lure, detect, and analyze attacks by appearing to be a legitimate, vulnerable system. By attracting attackers, it allows administrators to observe their tactics and potentially discover zero-day exploits and vulnerabilities before they can be used against production systems.
A next-generation firewall (NGFW) provides advanced threat protection based on known signatures, heuristics, and behavioral analysis; while it offers some zero-day protection through sandboxing, its primary role is not proactive discovery like a honeypot.
An evil twin is a type of malicious access point that mimics a legitimate one to trick users and steal credentials or data, serving as an attack vector rather than a defense mechanism for discovering zero-day threats.
Concept tested: Honeypot for zero-day attack detection
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/baselines/azure-sentinel-security-baseline?tabs=azure-portal#101-implement-zero-day-exploit-mitigation
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