nonprivileged users from gaining the right to execute privileged instructions and,
thus, take control of the entire machine, jeopardizing the integrity of the OS.
D. Activity logging has two weaknesses in this scenario—it is a detective control
(not a preventive one), and the attacker who already gained privileged access can
modify logs or disable them.
The IS auditor is reviewing an organization's human resources (HR) database
implementation. The IS auditor discovers that the database servers are clustered for
high availability, all default database accounts have been removed and database
audit logs are kept and reviewed on a weekly basis. What other area should the IS
auditor check to ensure that the databases are appropriately secured?
A. Database digital signatures
Incorrect B. Database encryption nonces and other variables
C. Database media access control (MAC) address authentication
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