SY0-701 · Question #1023
A systems administrator configures a new application. The next day, a security analyst reviews the logs and identifies multiple accounts that had been created overnight with administrative…
The correct answer is B. Changing the default credentials. Changing the default credentials would have blocked unauthorized access to the application’s administrative interface, preventing attackers from logging in overnight and creating privileged
Question
A systems administrator configures a new application. The next day, a security analyst reviews the logs and identifies multiple accounts that had been created overnight with administrative privileges and connections from different countries. Which of the following solutions would have prevented this incident?
Options
- AApplying input validation
- BChanging the default credentials
- CInstalling a honeynet
- DDeploying a WAF
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A3% (1)
- B84% (26)
- C6% (2)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
Changing the default credentials would have blocked unauthorized access to the application’s administrative interface, preventing attackers from logging in overnight and creating privileged
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