A Security Analyst Works for a Defense Contractor That Produces

question 13

Multiple Choice

A security analyst works for a defense contractor that produces classified research on drones. The contractor faces nearly constant attacks from sophisticated nation-state actors and other APIs. Which of the following would help protect the confidentiality of the research data?

• A) Use diverse components in layers throughout the architecture
• B) Implement non-heterogeneous components at the network perimeter
• C) Purge all data remnants from client devices' volatile memory at regularly scheduled intervals
• D) Use only in-house developed applications that adhere to strict SDLC security requirements

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Standard Normal Distribution

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Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by adding all the values together and dividing by the number of values.