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Exam Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist topic 1 question 43 discussion

Actual exam question from ISA's Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist
Question #: 43
Topic #: 1
[All Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist Questions]

Multiuser accounts and shared passwords inherently carry which of the following risks?

  • A. Privilege escalation
  • B. Buffer overflow
  • C. Unauthorized access
  • D. Race conditions
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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vale_lisey
Highly Voted 1 year, 3 months ago
correct answer - C
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969b6a5
Most Recent 3 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: C
answer=c
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The1BelowAll
4 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Multi-user on shared password is privilege escalation.
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CapibaraChris
7 months ago
Selected Answer: C
Answer C
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ac873d6
8 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The principle of least privilege should be applied to all administrator or otherwise privileged accounts on both IT and OT, in order to reduce the risk of privilege escalation. This control should be measured by ensuring that the principle is being applied when granting privileges and confirming that no accounts are designated as domain administrators. * Apply principle of least privilege to all administrator / privileged accounts * Privilege escalation Unauthorized access * No user account should always have administrator or super-user privileges. IT and OT assets NIST CSF: PR.AC ISA 62443-2- 14.3.3.7.3 ISA 62443-3-3 1 https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Common_Baseline_v2_Controls_List_508c.pdf Page 4
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ac873d6
8 months ago
My apologies, please delete this comment, it should be C
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be2a79c
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
It should be C
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Beavis_123
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
Answer C
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fermins
1 year ago
Selected Answer: C
shared accounts and passwords increase the likelihood of an unauthorized access
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ChrisW9200
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Agreed. But, It doesn't say "Shared Accounts" or "Shared Passwords" it says "Multi-User" accounts which implies they are authorized accounts set up for multiple users. For instance, a process engineering station with a single login, a trainee logging on will likely have the same privileges as a supervisor on the account - hence privilege escalation. Poor question anyway.
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ChrisW9200
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Apologies, it does say "Shared Passwords" - rest of my point still stands.
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ChrisW9200
1 year ago
Selected Answer: A
I agree its A - It escalates the privilege of some of the account users to the highest level required by any of the account multi-users. If someone is an approved user of a multi-user account, they have authorized access. But too much privilege.
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fermins
1 year ago
clearly C
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