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Question 470 - CAS-004 discussion

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A security team is concerned with attacks that are taking advantage of return-oriented programming against the company's public-facing applications. Which of the following should the company implement on the public-facing servers?

A.
IDS
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A.
IDS
B.
ASLR
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B.
ASLR
C.
TPM
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C.
TPM
D.
HSM
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D.
HSM
Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a security feature that randomizes the memory addresses used by system and application processes, making return-oriented programming (ROP) attacks more difficult to exploit. ROP relies on predictable memory locations, and ASLR disrupts this predictability by randomizing memory locations at runtime. Implementing ASLR on public-facing servers helps mitigate this attack vector. CASP+ recommends leveraging memory protection mechanisms like ASLR to defend against advanced exploitation techniques like ROP.

CASP+ CAS-004 Exam Objectives: Domain 2.0 -- Enterprise Security Operations (Memory Protection Mechanisms)

CompTIA CASP+ Study Guide: Memory Exploit Mitigations and ASLR

asked 02/10/2024
Alvaro Campos
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