Practice Types of Privilege Escalation - 4.2.1 | Module 3: Authentication, Authorization, and Privilege Management | Introductory Cyber Security
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is privilege escalation?

💡 Hint: Think about unauthorized access.

Question 2

Easy

What is vertical privilege escalation?

💡 Hint: Higher privileges than your current level.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is horizontal privilege escalation?

  • A) Elevating privileges to an admin level
  • B) Accessing another user's account at the same level
  • C) Gaining higher access than allowed

💡 Hint: Same level, different user.

Question 2

True or False: Vertical privilege escalation is generally less severe than horizontal privilege escalation.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

A company suffers a data breach after an employee's account is compromised. Investigate potential points where both horizontal and vertical privilege escalations could occur during this incident.

💡 Hint: Think about levels and access logs.

Question 2

Propose a multi-layered defense strategy to prevent privilege escalation in a cloud-based application.

💡 Hint: What are the best practices?

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