Which of the following MOST likely would have prevented the attacker from learning the service account name?

A company was compromised, and a security analyst discovered the attacker was able to get access to a service account. The following logs were discovered during the investigation:

Which of the following MOST likely would have prevented the attacker from learning the service account name?
A . Race condition testing
B . Proper error handling
C . Forward web server logs to a SIEM
D . Input sanitization

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Answer: D

Explanation:

Input sanitization can help prevent attackers from learning the service account name by removing potentially harmful characters from user input, reducing the likelihood of successful injection attacks.

Reference: CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam Objectives 2.2: Given a scenario, implement secure coding techniques.

CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, Sixth Edition, pages 72-73