Certified Cloud Security Professional – CCSP – Question377

What concept does the D represent within the STRIDE threat model?

A.
Denial of service
B. Distributed
C. Data breach
D. Data loss

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: Any application can be a possible target of denial of service (DoS) attacks. From the application side, the developers should minimize how many operations are performed for unauthenticated users. This will keep the application running as quickly as possible and using the least amount of system resources to help minimize the impact of any such attacks. None of the other options provided is the correct term.