CLO-002 Governance Risk Compliance And Security Practice Question
A security engineer is setting up a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to protect a public-facing application. Which feature is most effective against common SQL injection 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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SQL Injection Managed Rule Set
WAFs use specific rules or managed rule sets to inspect web traffic and filter out malicious SQL injection patterns.
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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Rate Limiting
Why it's wrong here
Rate limiting prevents DDoS, not code injection attacks.
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IP Blacklisting
Why it's wrong here
Blacklisting blocks IPs, but SQL injection can come from any IP.
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SQL Injection Managed Rule Set
Why this is correct
Managed rule sets contain updated patterns to detect and block SQL injection.
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Geo-blocking
Why it's wrong here
Geo-blocking restricts traffic by location, not by content analysis.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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