Messages being sent from a cloud service consumer to a cloud service are intercepted and maliciously altered by an intermediary service. This is an example of which cloud security threat?
Select the correct answer.
Suggested Answer: D
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30 comments · newest first
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Sylvia
6 months ago
I’m with you, Hildegarde. Sometimes they do that!
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Hildegarde
6 months ago
But what if it's none of the above? Could be a trick question.
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Christiane
6 months ago
I lean towards virtualization attack too. Makes sense.
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Sabra
7 months ago
Definitely not denial of service. That’s different.
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Gail
7 months ago
I disagree, it feels more like insufficient authorization.
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Beatriz
7 months ago
I disagree, it could be insufficient authorization too.
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Jonell
7 months ago
Surprised this isn't more widely known!
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Lacey
7 months ago
No way, it's not denial of service for sure.
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Jettie
8 months ago
I thought it was a virtualization attack at first.
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Christiane
8 months ago
That's definitely a man-in-the-middle attack!
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Charolette
8 months ago
C) virtualization attack. The cloud service is probably running on a virtualized platform, so that's gotta be it.
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Katheryn
8 months ago
Haha, I bet the cloud service provider is really regretting their security choices right about now.
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Dick
9 months ago
B) insufficient authorization. The intermediary service is clearly not authorized to access or modify those messages.
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Eveline
9 months ago
D) None of the above. This sounds more like a man-in-the-middle attack to me, not any of the options provided.
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Rosamond
9 months ago
I think the correct answer is A) denial of service. Intercepting and altering messages seems like a classic DoS attack.
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Kasandra
9 months ago
I don't think it's any of the options given. It seems like a unique scenario that doesn't fit neatly into those categories.
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Erick
9 months ago
I’m a bit confused. Could it be denial of service? I feel like that was mentioned in a similar context during our study sessions.
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Hermila
9 months ago
I've got a good feeling about this one. The description sounds like a classic man-in-the-middle attack, so I'm going with D. None of the above.
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Ettie
10 months ago
I'm a bit confused on this one. I'll need to review my notes on cloud security threats to figure out the best approach.
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Jacquline
10 months ago
Okay, the question is talking about messages being intercepted and altered, so I'm pretty sure the answer is C. virtualization attack.
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Felix
10 months ago
I think it's a virtualization attack. Sounds right.
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Shannan
10 months ago
I remember a practice question about message interception, and I think it was linked to a virtualization attack. But this feels different.
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Ollie
11 months ago
I think this might be related to insufficient authorization, but I'm not entirely sure. It sounds like the messages are being tampered with.
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Elsa
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'll have to think it through carefully before answering.
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Sylvie
11 months ago
I think this is a man-in-the-middle attack, so the correct answer is D. None of the above.
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Kiera
6 months ago
Definitely a tricky question!
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Idella
6 months ago
Yeah, none of the options really match.
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Douglass
6 months ago
I think it fits under D. None of the above.
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Ernestine
10 months ago
But isn't that more about interception?
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Percy
11 months ago
I agree, it sounds like a man-in-the-middle attack.