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Which of the following best describes a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack?

  • A type of attack where an attacker tricks a user into performing an unintended action on a website (correct)
  • A type of attack where an attacker gains unauthorized access to a website's database
  • A type of attack where an attacker gains control of a user's web browser
  • A type of attack where an attacker intercepts and modifies network traffic
  • How can a sniffer be used to increase the security of an application?

  • By capturing and analyzing network traffic to identify potential security vulnerabilities (correct)
  • By monitoring user activity on the application
  • By blocking all incoming network traffic
  • By encrypting all data transmitted over the network
  • What is a common method to prevent buffer overflows in applications?

  • Increasing the size of the buffer
  • Input validation and sanitization (correct)
  • Using outdated programming languages
  • Disabling error messages
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