CRISC IT Risk Identification Practice Question
During a threat modeling exercise using the STRIDE methodology, a security analyst identifies a threat where an attacker can modify data in transit between a web server and database. Which STRIDE category does this threat belong to?
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Tampering
Tampering involves unauthorized modification of data, which is the 'T' in STRIDE.
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Repudiation
Why it's wrong here
Repudiation involves denying an action.
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Tampering
Why this is correct
Tampering is the modification of data.
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Spoofing
Why it's wrong here
Spoofing involves impersonation, not data modification.
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Information Disclosure
Why it's wrong here
Information disclosure involves unauthorized access to data, not modification.
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