A Security Engineer Is Concerned About Susceptibility to HTTP Downgrade

question 370

Multiple Choice

A security engineer is concerned about susceptibility to HTTP downgrade attacks because the current customer portal redirects users from port 80 to the secure site on port 443. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate to mitigate the attack?

• A) DNSSEC
• B) HSTS
• C) Certificate pinning
• D) OCSP

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Barriers to Entry

Factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market, such as high start-up costs or strict regulations.

Oligopoly

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Interdependence

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