SY0-301 · Question #343
Which of the following should an administrator implement to research current attack methodologies?
The correct answer is B. Honeypot. A honeypot is a decoy system intentionally exposed to attract attackers, allowing administrators to observe and research real-world attack methodologies.
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Which of the following should an administrator implement to research current attack methodologies?
Options
- ADesign reviews
- BHoneypot
- CVulnerability scanner
- DCode reviews
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B93% (26)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
A honeypot is a decoy system intentionally exposed to attract attackers, allowing administrators to observe and research real-world attack methodologies.
Design reviews assess the architecture of a system for security flaws but do not provide insight into current real-world attack methods.
A honeypot is a system or resource designed to lure adversaries, and because attackers interact with it directly, administrators can observe live attack techniques, tools, and procedures in a controlled environment. This makes it uniquely suited for researching current and emerging attack methodologies. Other tools in the list are defensive or analytical and do not capture live attacker behavior.
A vulnerability scanner identifies known weaknesses in systems but does not observe or record actual attacker techniques.
Code reviews examine source code for vulnerabilities but are a development-phase activity, not a method for researching live attack methodologies.
Concept tested: Using honeypots to research attacker techniques
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/honeypot
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