GIAC GASF Exam - Topic 5 Question 2 Discussion

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Question #: 2
Topic #: 5

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In 2015, Apple's iTunes store was found to be hosting several malicious applications that were infected as a result of hacked version of the developer toolkit used to create applications. Which Apple developer suite was targeted?

AXcode

BADB

CMomentics IDE

DXamarin

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by Kasandra at May 08, 2022, 06:15 AM

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Ora

4 months ago

ADB? Nah, that’s not even Apple’s toolkit.

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Lorean

4 months ago

I remember that incident, it was a big deal!

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Roosevelt

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure it was Xcode? Sounds sketchy.

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Trinidad

4 months ago

Totally agree, Xcode has had its issues before.

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Venita

5 months ago

It was definitely Xcode that got hacked.

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Keva

5 months ago

I vaguely remember something about Xcode being compromised, but I also have a nagging feeling about Xamarin. Not completely confident though.

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Salome

5 months ago

I'm leaning towards Xcode too. It seems like the most likely option since it's Apple's main development tool.

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Goldie

5 months ago

I think it was Xcode, but I'm not entirely sure. I remember reading something about it being a common target for malware.

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Annmarie

5 months ago

I feel like ADB was mentioned in a similar question we practiced, but I can't recall if it was related to Apple.

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Ahmed

5 months ago

Okay, I remember learning about this in class. Cyclomatic Complexity is the way to go here. It's a good metric for understanding how complex a program's logic is.

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Stephen

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The options seem similar, and I'm not entirely clear on the specific use cases for an Attended Robot. I'll need to review my notes to make sure I understand the concept.

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Paris

5 months ago

I recall a question similar to this in our practice exam, and I think consultancy might be considered more of a variable expense rather than operational.

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Shelba

5 months ago

Wait, I think colchicine is also used for other inflammatory conditions besides just gout. I'll need to review my notes to make sure I don't miss something important here.

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