Question 220
A security engineering lead describes the following problem: A security review finds administrative role changes with no change ticket or recorded business purpose. Which action is MOST appropriate for the stated need?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Privileged authorization needs traceability between approvals and actual assignment. This choice directly fits the stated architecture requirement.
Incorrect Answers
This recommendation fits a different scenario: An incident commander suspends a compromised administrator but leaves an active privileged cloud session untouched. Session containment may require actions beyond account state changes. It does not solve the specified case, for which Correlate role audit events to approvals and investigate unexplained elevation. is appropriate.
This recommendation fits a different scenario: A security team wants to test emergency access without leaving a highly privileged account active in daily workflows. Recovery readiness depends on tested access and careful operational protection. It does not solve the specified case, for which Correlate role audit events to approvals and investigate unexplained elevation. is appropriate.
This recommendation fits a different scenario: A high-privilege application credential appears in a public repository and the response team plans only to delete the commit. Repository removal does not invalidate a secret that attackers may have copied. It does not solve the specified case, for which Correlate role audit events to approvals and investigate unexplained elevation. is appropriate.






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