CompTIA Security+ (SY0-501) — Question 979

A systems administrator is deploying a new mission essential server into a virtual environment. Which of the following is BEST mitigated by the environment's rapid elasticity characteristic?

Answer options

• A. Data confidentiality breaches
• B. VM escape attacks
• C. Lack of redundancy
• D. Denial of service

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The rapid elasticity characteristic allows resources to be scaled quickly in response to demand, which helps to counteract Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by providing additional resources to handle increased traffic. The other options, such as data confidentiality breaches, VM escape attacks, and lack of redundancy, are not directly addressed by the ability to scale resources rapidly.