CAS-004 Security Operations Practice Question
A security operations team is implementing deception technology to detect lateral movement. Which TWO of the following are examples of deception technologies? (Select TWO.)
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Why each option matters
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Honeytoken
Honeypots are decoy systems, and honeytokens are fake credentials or data used to trigger alerts when accessed.
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Honeytoken
Why this is correct
Honeytokens are deceptive tokens like fake credentials.
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Intrusion prevention system
Why it's wrong here
IPS is a security control, not deception.
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Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
Why it's wrong here
EDR is a detection tool, not deception.
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Security information and event management (SIEM)
Why it's wrong here
SIEM is a logging and correlation system.
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Honeypot
Why this is correct
Honeypots are decoy systems that lure attackers.
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