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Difficulty: EasyClient-Side Virtualization Purposes and Use Cases

A security analyst needs to safely execute and inspect a suspicious email attachment on their local computer without risking infection of the host operating system or corporate network. Which of the following client-side virtualization purposes best satisfies this requirement?

  1. Security sandboxingAnswer
  2. B
    Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) migration
  3. C
    Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor deployment
  4. D
    Virtual machine host RAM overcommitment

Answer

Security sandboxing
Security sandboxing relies on client-side virtualization to isolate untrusted software inside a guest virtual machine. Any malicious payload executed within the sandbox is contained, preventing damage to the host workstation's operating system or network.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary requirement in the scenario.
The requirement is to isolate untrusted or dangerous software from the primary operating system and network.
Executing suspicious files on a live host system risks system compromise.
2
Match the requirement to the appropriate client-side virtualization purpose.
Security sandboxing provides a disposable, isolated environment to run untrusted files safely.
Virtual machine isolation ensures changes made within the guest system do not affect the physical host.

Key Concept

Client-Side Virtualization - Security Sandboxing
Estimated Time:45s
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