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Actual exam question from ISC's CCSP
Question #: 67
Topic #: 1
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What must be secured on physical hardware to prevent unauthorized access to systems?

  • A. BIOS
  • B. SSH
  • C. RDP
  • D. ALOM
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
BIOS is the firmware that governs the physical initiation and boot up of a piece of hardware. If it is compromised, an attacker could have access to hosted systems and make configurations changes to expose or disable some security elements on the system.
by deegadaze1 at Sept. 15, 2021, 12:33 p.m.

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TraceSplice
8 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: A
A - BIOS Based on NIST 800-147B (BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers) https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/specialpublications/nist.sp.800-147b.pdf
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deegadaze1
3 years, 2 months ago
D - Correct answer: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19102-01/n440.srvr/817-5481-11/intro.html
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Zeezee2
3 years ago
Answers a way too specific physical hardware element. This question talks on hardware in general, and securing BIOS brings far more value.
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