A Security Analyst Sees Some Suspicious Entries in a Log

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Multiple Choice

A security analyst sees some suspicious entries in a log file from a web server website, which has a form that allows customers to leave feedback on the company's products. The analyst believes a malicious actor is scanning the web form. To know which security controls to put in place, the analyst first needs to determine the type of activity occurring to design a control. Given the log below: Which of the following is the MOST likely type of activity occurring?

• A) SQL injection
• B) XSS scanning
• C) Fuzzing
• D) Brute forcing

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Definitions:

Financing Activities

Transactions that involve raising capital and repaying investors, including issuing equity, obtaining loans, and repaying debt.

Statement of Cash Flows

The statement of cash flows is a financial report that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, breaking the analysis down to operating, investing, and financing activities.

Balance Sheet

A report detailing a company's assets, liabilities, and equity of shareholders at a given moment.

Treasury Stock

Shares that were issued and subsequently reacquired by the issuing corporation, often held to reissue or retire the shares.