ISC2 CC Access Controls Concepts Practice Question
A security analyst notices multiple failed login attempts from a single IP address within a short period. Which control would best mitigate this brute force attack?
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Account lockout
Account lockout disables an account after a threshold of failed attempts, thwarting brute force attacks.
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Account lockout
Why this is correct
Correct. Account lockout triggers after a set number of failures.
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Session timeout
Why it's wrong here
Session timeout addresses idle sessions, not brute force.
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Password complexity
Why it's wrong here
Complexity does not prevent repeated guessing.
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Least privilege
Why it's wrong here
Least privilege limits permissions, not authentication attempts.
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