CyberCertPrepOT Security FundamentalsOT Fundamentals: Threat Landscape & Attack VectorsMEDIUMFree question
A vendor engineer's laptop has both internet reach and a path to the controllers. Why is an engineering workstation such an attractive pivot for adversaries?
- A.It stores the plant drawings plus the batch recipes
- B.It hosts the field sensors of the plant safety system
- C.It relays alarms to a public cloud analytics service
- D.It holds project files plus rights to program controllers
Why D is correct
Engineering workstations contain controller projects and the software and credentials to download logic, so compromising one gives a path to change process behavior. They do not hold finance data, host field sensors, or act as public alarm relays.
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