Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities Practice Question

Question

A professional is deciding the best next action for the CompTIA Security+ involving incident containment in Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities. Which response best applies the concept? (Item 12)

Answer choices

1. A. Assume the requirement applies only when the customer specifically asks about it.
2. B. Prioritize convenience over safety, compliance, or accurate reasoning.
3. C. Ignore the issue because speed is more important than documentation or accuracy.
4. D. The best answer is to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations for the incident containment scenario.

Correct Answer

D. The best answer is to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations for the incident containment scenario.

Explanation

The correct answer is D because incident containment is tested by asking candidates to choose the control or response that reduces risk while preserving confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountable security operations. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.

Question details

• Difficulty: hard
• Domain: Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities
• Objective: incident containment

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