ISC Risk Management Practice Question
You are assessing an Engineered System for cloud-native vulnerabilities. Which THREE of the following are common misconfigurations in containerized environments that an ISSEP should identify?
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
✓
Running the container process as the 'root' user.
Common container security issues include running as root, insecure communication between containers, and exposing management interfaces unnecessarily.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Enforcing non-root execution for all production images.
Why it's wrong here
This is a security best practice, not a vulnerability.
- ✓
Running the container process as the 'root' user.
Why this is correct
Running as root allows container escapes to compromise the host OS.
- ✓
Using the default 'latest' tag for container images in production.
Why this is correct
Using 'latest' prevents immutable deployments and version tracking.
- ✓
Exposing the Docker socket (/var/run/docker.sock) to the container.
Why this is correct
The socket provides total control over the host engine.
- ✗
Implementing a read-only filesystem for the container.
Why it's wrong here
This is a security hardening technique, not a vulnerability.
About these practice questions
One of 209 original ISC practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
This ISC practice question is part of Courseiva's free (ISC)² certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the ISC exam.