A security administrator is shown the following log excerpt from a Unix system:
2013 Oct 10 07:14:57 web14 sshd[1632]: Failed password for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37914
ssh2
2013 Oct 10 07:14:57 web14 sshd[1635]: Failed password for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37915
ssh2
2013 Oct 10 07:14:58 web14 sshd[1638]: Failed password for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37916
ssh2
2013 Oct 10 07:15:59 web14 sshd[1640]: Failed password for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37918
ssh2
2013 Oct 10 07:16:00 web14 sshd[1641]: Failed password for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37920
ssh2
2013 Oct 10 07:16:00 web14 sshd[1642]: Successful login for root from 198.51.100.23 port 37924
ssh2
Which of the following is the MOST likely explanation of what is occurring and the BEST
immediate response? (Select TWO).
A.
An authorized administrator has logged into the root account remotely.
B.
The administrator should disable remote root logins.
C.
Isolate the system immediately and begin forensic analysis on the host.
D.
A remote attacker has compromised the root account using a buffer overflow in sshd.
E.
A remote attacker has guessed the root password using a dictionary attack.
F.
Use iptables to immediately DROP connections from the IP 198.51.100.23.
G.
A remote attacker has compromised the private key of the root account.
H.
Change the root password immediately to a password not found in a dictionary.