Which of the following advances to microprocessor architecture has increased some vulnerabilities?
A.
Distributed environments
B.
Network connectivity
C.
Increased circuits, cache memory, and multiprogramming
D.
Increases in processing power
Explanation:
As processing power increases in the microprocessors within systems today, it allows attackers to perform more powerful brute force attacks. Brute force attacks try all possible combinations, and the more power one has to do this, the more combinations that can be enumerated within a shorter period of time. Brute force attacks are usually waged against credentials and cryptographic keys.