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- Using outdated programming languages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