Question:
Directions (Q. 16 – 20): Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows:
In modern computer networks, cybersecurity has emerged as a fundamental pillar of national security and economic stability. As organizations transition critical operations to cloud infrastructures, the attack surface expands exponentially. Among the prevalent cyber threats, Ransomware attacks have caused unprecedented disruption to healthcare, municipal services, and global supply chains. A ransomware attack typically encrypts sensitive data and demands cryptocurrency payments for decryption keys. To mitigate these pervasive threats, organizations adopt Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), which operates on the tenet “never trust, always verify”, enforcing continuous multi-factor authentication and micro-segmentation.
What factor exponentially expands the organizational attack surface as per the passage?
Directions (Q. 16 – 20): Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows:
In modern computer networks, cybersecurity has emerged as a fundamental pillar of national security and economic stability. As organizations transition critical operations to cloud infrastructures, the attack surface expands exponentially. Among the prevalent cyber threats, Ransomware attacks have caused unprecedented disruption to healthcare, municipal services, and global supply chains. A ransomware attack typically encrypts sensitive data and demands cryptocurrency payments for decryption keys. To mitigate these pervasive threats, organizations adopt Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), which operates on the tenet “never trust, always verify”, enforcing continuous multi-factor authentication and micro-segmentation.
What factor exponentially expands the organizational attack surface as per the passage?
Options:
- Paying the demanded ransom immediately
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Continuous endpoint telemetry monitoring
- Immutable off-site backups
- तुरंत मांगी गई फिरौती का भुगतान करना
- मल्टी-फैक्टर ऑथेंटिकेशन (MFA)
- कंटीन्यूअस एंडपॉइंट टेलीमेट्री मॉनिटरिंग
- अपरिवर्तनीय ऑफ-साइट बैकअप
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
Paying the ransom is demanded by criminals, not a countermeasure advocated under Zero Trust. MFA, continuous monitoring, and immutable backups are the three stated countermeasures (Option a).
फिरौती का भुगतान करना अपराधियों की मांग होती है, यह सुरक्षा उपाय नहीं है। बाकी तीनों उपाय गद्यांश में स्पष्ट रूप से उल्लिखित हैं (विकल्प a)।