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350-701 Practice Question: Deploying a cloud-based web application and wants…
A company is deploying a cloud-based web application and wants to protect against OWASP Top 10 attacks. Which THREE security controls should they implement? (Select three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between application-layer controls (input validation, WAF, rate limiting) and infrastructure-layer controls (DLP, hypervisor segmentation), leading candidates to mistakenly select DLP or hypervisor segmentation as protections against OWASP Top 10 attacks.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Input validation
Input validation (A) is correct because it is a fundamental security control that sanitizes and validates user-supplied data before processing, directly mitigating injection attacks (e.g., SQLi, XSS) listed in the OWASP Top 10. By enforcing whitelist-based validation on the cloud-based web application, it prevents malformed or malicious input from reaching the application logic, which is critical for cloud environments where the application is exposed to the internet.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Input validation
Why this is correct
Prevents injection attacks.
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Rate limiting
Why this is correct
Prevents brute force and DDoS.
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Data loss prevention (DLP)
Why it's wrong here
Not directly related to OWASP.
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Network segmentation at the hypervisor level
Why it's wrong here
Network security, not OWASP-specific.
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Web application firewall (WAF)
Why this is correct
Filters common web attacks.
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