AP Cybersecurity 4.1 Exercise 2: Applied Challenge

Lesson 4.1 — Device Vulnerabilities & Attacks · Exercise 2 of 2

Exercise 2: Applied Challenge

Harder scenarios · 4 questions · Spot the flaw, compare defenses · 25–30 min

🎯 Before You Start

These are harder than Exercise 1: spot the flaw in a claim, compare defenses across device types, and reason about devices that cannot be patched. Read every option fully — the distractors are plausible.

Goal: 3 of 4. Maps to LO 4.1.B–D.

✎ Applied Challenge
Question 1 of 4 — Spot the Flaw A security lead announces: “Now that anti-malware is deployed on every endpoint, our devices are protected against all malware.” Which is the BEST critique?
Question 2 of 4 — Compare Defenses Across all four device types, which single control most directly reduces risk from the weak authentication exploitation vector?
Question 3 of 4 — Multi-Select (Select ALL) A device is rated High risk under the CED framework. Select ALL conditions that independently justify a High rating. No credit for incorrect selections.
Question 4 of 4 — Hard Scenario An embedded medical device cannot be patched without interrupting care, exposes an open management port, and shares a flat network with patient records. Patching is infeasible. What is the MOST defensible assessment and primary mitigation?
Extension Pick any one device you own. Name its CED device type, the single exploitation vector you think most applies to it, and the one defense you would add first. Write three sentences.
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