A Cybersecurity Analyst Is Reading a Daily Intelligence Digest of New

question 124

Multiple Choice

A cybersecurity analyst is reading a daily intelligence digest of new vulnerabilities. The type of vulnerability that should be disseminated FIRST is one that:

• A) enables remote code execution that is being exploited in the wild
• B) enables data leakage but is not known to be in the environment
• C) enables lateral movement and was reported as a proof of concept
• D) affected the organization in the past but was probably contained and eradicated

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