An attacker infiltrated an electricity-generation site and disabled the safety instrumented system. Ransomware was also deployed on the engineering workstation. The environment has back-to-back firewalls separating the corporate and OT systems. Which of the following is the MOST likely security consequence of this attack?

QuestionsCategory: CAS-004An attacker infiltrated an electricity-generation site and disabled the safety instrumented system. Ransomware was also deployed on the engineering workstation. The environment has back-to-back firewalls separating the corporate and OT systems. Which of the following is the MOST likely security consequence of this attack?
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An attacker infiltrated an electricity-generation site and disabled the safety instrumented system. Ransomware was also deployed on the engineering workstation.
The environment has back-to-back firewalls separating the corporate and OT systems. Which of the following is the MOST likely security consequence of this attack?

A. A turbine would overheat and cause physical harm.

B. The engineers would need to go to the historian.

C. The SCADA equipment could not be maintained.

D. Data would be exfiltrated through the data diodes.








 

Suggested Answer: D

Community Answer: C



This question is in CAS-004 CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) Exam
For getting CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) Certificate


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