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All of the following provide confidentiality protection as part of the underlying protocol EXCEPT:
A. SSL. B. SSH. C. L2TP. D. IPSeC. WBerlin Sans |
C
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Which of the following allows an attacker to manipulate files by using the least significant bit(s) to
secretly embed data? A. Steganography B. Worm C. Trojan horse D. Virus |
A
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Which of the following type of attacks would allow an attacker to capture HTTP requests and send
back a spoofed page? A. Teardrop B. TCP/IP hijacking C. Phishing D. Replay |
B
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How should a company test the integrity of its backup data?
A. By conducting another backup B. By using software to recover deleted files C. By restoring part of the backup D. By reviewing the written procedures |
C
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Which of following can BEST be used to determine the topology of a network and discover
unknown devices? A. Vulnerability scanner B. NIPS C. Protocol analyzer D. Network mapper |
D
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When should a technician perform penetration testing?
A. When the technician suspects that weak passwords exist on the network B. When the technician is trying to guess passwords on a network C. When the technician has permission from the owner of the network D. When the technician is war driving and trying to gain access |
C
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An administrator has implemented a new SMTP service on a server. A public IP address
translates to the internal SMTP server. The administrator notices many sessions to the server, and gets notification that the servers public IP address is now reported in a spam real-time block list.Which of the following is wrong with the server? A. SMTP open relaying is enableD. B. It does not have a spam filter. C. The amount of sessions needs to be limiteD. D. The public IP address is incorrect. |
A
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Which of the following is MOST efficient for encrypting large amounts of data?
A. Hashing algorithms B. Symmetric key algorithms C. Asymmetric key algorithms D. ECC algorithms |
B
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Which of the following is a reason why a company should disable the SSID broadcast of the
wireless access points? A. Rogue access points B. War driving C. Weak encryption D. Session hijacking |
B
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Which of the following BEST describes ARP?
A. Discovering the IP address of a device from the MAC address B. Discovering the IP address of a device from the DNS name C. Discovering the MAC address of a device from the IP address D. Discovering the DNS name of a device from the IP address |
C
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Which of the following would be BEST to use to apply corporate security settings to a device?
A. A security patch B. A security hotfix C. An OS service pack D. A security template |
D
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A small call center business decided to install an email system to facilitate communications in the
office. As part of the upgrade the vendor offered to supply anti-malware software for a cost of $5,000 per year. The IT manager read there was a 90% chance each year that workstations would be compromised if not adequately protecteD. If workstations are compromised it will take three hours to restore services for the 30 staff. Staff members in the call center are paid $90 per hour. If the anti-malware software is purchased, which of the following is the expected net savings? A. $900 B. $2,290 C. $2,700 D. $5,000 |
B
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Which of the following is the main objective of steganography?
A. Message digest B. Encrypt information C. Hide information D. Data integrity |
C
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Which of the following would allow for secure key exchange over an unsecured network without a
pre-shared key? A. 3DES B. AES C. DH-ECC D. MD5 |
C
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Which of the following improves security in a wireless system?
A. IP spoofing B. MAC filtering C. SSID spoofing D. Closed network |
B
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A user wants to implement secure LDAP on the network. Which of the following port numbers
secure LDAP use by default? A. 53 B. 389 C. 443 D. 636 |
D
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On which of the following is a security technician MOST likely to find usernames?
A. DNS logs B. Application logs C. Firewall logs D. DHCP logs |
B
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How many keys are utilized with asymmetric cryptography?
A. One B. Two C. Five D. Seven |
B
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During a risk assessment it is discovered that only one system administrator is assigned several tasks critical to continuity of operations. It is recommended to cross train other system administrators to perform these tasks and mitigate which of the following risks?
A. DDoS B. Privilege escalation C. Disclosure of PII D. Single point of failure |
D
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Which of the following network filtering devices will rely on signature updates to be effective?
A. Proxy server B. Firewall C. NIDS D. Honeynet |
C
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Which of the following is a single server that is setup in the DMZ or outer perimeter in order to distract attackers?
A. Honeynet B. DMZ C. Honeypot D. VLAN |
C
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Which of the following encryption algorithms is decrypted in the LEAST amount of time?
A. RSA B. AES C. 3DES D. L2TP |
B
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An administrator is trying to secure a network from threats originating outside the network. Which
of the following devices provides protection for the DMZ from attacks launched from the Internet? A. Antivirus B. Content filter C. Firewall D. Proxy server |
C
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Which of the following is a way to manage operating system updates?
A. Service pack management B. Patch application C. Hotfix management D. Change management |
D
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Which of the following is a list of discrete entries that are known to be benign?
A. Whitelist B. Signature C. Blacklist D. ACL |
A
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Which of the following increases the collision resistance of a hash?
A. Salt B. Increase the input length C. Rainbow Table D. Larger key space |
A
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A programmer has decided to alter the server variable in the coding of an authentication function
for a proprietary sales application. Before implementing the new routine on the production application server, which of the following processes should be followed? A. Change management B. Secure disposal C. Password complexity D. Chain of custody |
A
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When deploying 50 new workstations on the network, which of following should be completed
FIRST? A. Install a word processor. B. Run the latest spywarE. C. Apply the baseline configuration. D. Run OS updates. |
C
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Which of the following should be implemented to have all workstations and servers isolated in their
own broadcast domains? A. VLANs B. NAT C. Access lists D. Intranet |
A
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End users are complaining about receiving a lot of email from online vendors and
pharmacies.Which of the following is this an example of? A. Trojan B. Spam C. Phishing D. DNS poisoning |
B
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Which of the following BEST describes a private key in regards to asymmetric encryption?
A. The key owner has exclusive access to the private key. B. Everyone has access to the private key on the CA. C. Only the CA has access to the private key. D. The key owner and a recipient of an encrypted email have exclusive access to the private key. |
A
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Which of the following logs might reveal the IP address and MAC address of a rogue device within
the local network? A. Security logs B. DHCP logs C. DNS logs D. Antivirus logs |
B
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Which of the following is commonly used in a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack?
A. Phishing B. Adware C. Botnet D. Trojan |
C
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Which of the following practices is MOST relevant to protecting against operating system security
flaws? A. Network intrusion detection B. Patch management C. Firewall configuration D. Antivirus selection |
B
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QUESTION NO: 35
Which of the following is a best practice for coding applications in a secure manner? A. Input validation B. Object oriented coding C. Rapid Application Development (RAD) D. Cross-site scripting |
A
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Which of the following technologies can be used as a means to isolate a host OS from some types
of security threats? A. Intrusion detection B. Virtualization C. Kiting D. Cloning |
B
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QUESTION NO: 37
Which of the following network tools would provide the information on what an attacker is doing to compromise a system? A. Proxy server B. Honeypot C. Internet content filters D. Firewall |
B
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Assigning proper security permissions to files and folders is the primary method of mitigating
which of the following? A. Hijacking B. Policy subversion C. Trojan D. DoSWBerlin Sans |
C
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Which of the following logical access controls would be MOST appropriate to use when creating
an account for a temporary worker? A. ACL B. Account expiration C. Time of day restrictions D. Logical tokens |
B
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Which of the following may be an indication of a possible system compromise?
A. A port monitor utility shows that there are many connections to port 80 on the Internet facing web server. B. A performance monitor indicates a recent and ongoing drop in speed, disk space or memory utilization from the baselinE. C. A protocol analyzer records a high number of UDP packets to a streaming media server on the Internet. D. The certificate for one of the web servers has expired and transactions on that server begins to drop rapidly. |
B
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An administrator suspects that files are being copied to a remote location during off hours. The file server does not have logging enableD. Which of the following logs would be the BEST place to look for information?
A. Intrusion detection logs B. Firewall logs C. Antivirus logs D. DNS logs |
B
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Which of the following access control methods gives the owner control over providing
permissions? A. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) B. Rule-Based Access control (RBAC) C. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) D. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) |
D
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Which of the following access control methods grants permissions based on the users position in
the company? A. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) B. Rule-Based Access control (RBAC) C. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) D. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) |
D
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Which of the following access control methods includes switching work assignments at preset
intervals? A. Job rotation B. Mandatory vacations C. Least privilege D. Separation of duties |
A
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Which of the following authentication methods would MOST likely prevent an attacker from being
able to successfully deploy a replay attack? A. TACACS B. RAS C. RADIUS D. Kerberos |
D
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Which of the following would an attacker use to footprint a system?
A. RADIUS B. Password cracker C. Port scanner D. Man-in-the-middle attack |
C
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Which of the following ensures a user cannot deny having sent a message?
A. Availability B. Integrity C. Non-repudiation D. Confidentiality |
C
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Which of the following allows an attacker to embed a rootkit into a picture?
A. Trojan horse B. Worm C. Steganography D. Virus |
C
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Which of the following is a publication of inactivated user certificates?
A. Certificate revocation list B. Certificate suspension C. Recovery agent D. Certificate authority |
A
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Which of the following is a method of encrypting email?
A. S/MIME B. SMTP C. L2TP D. VPN |
A
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Which of the following risks would be reduced by implementing screen filters?
A. Replay attacks B. Phishing C. Man-in-the-middle attacks D. Shoulder surfing |
D
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Which of the following allows an attacker to hide the presence of malicious code by altering the
systems process and registry entries? A. Logic bomb B. Worm C. Trojan D. Rootkit |
D
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Which of the following will propagate itself without any user interaction?
A. Worm B. Rootkit C. Trojan D. Virus |
A
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An administrator wants to setup their network with only one public IP address. Which of the
following would allow for this? A. DMZ B. VLAN C. NIDS D. NAT |
D
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An administrator wants to proactively collect information on attackers and their attempted methods
of gaining access to the internal network. Which of the following would allow the administrator to do this? A. NIPS B. Honeypot C. DMZ D. NIDS |
B
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Which of the following allows a technician to correct a specific issue with a solution that has not
been fully tested? A. Patch B. Hotfix C. Security roll-up D. Service pack |
B
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A technician wants to regulate and deny traffic to websites that contain information on
hacking.Which of the following would be the BEST solution to deploy? A. Internet content filter B. Proxy C. Protocol analyzer D. NIDS |
A
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Which of the following is the LEAST intrusive way of checking the environment for known software
flaws? A. Protocol analyzer B. Vulnerability scanner C. Port scanner D. Penetration test |
B
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If a certificate has been compromised, which of the following should be done?
A. Run the recovery agent. B. Put the certificate on the CRL. C. Put the certificate in key escrow. D. Suspend the certificate for further investigation. |
B
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Which of the following requires an update to the baseline after installing new software on a
machine? A. Signature-based NIPS B. Signature-based NIDS C. Honeypot D. Behavior-based HIDSWBerlin Sans |
D
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Which of the following would be the MOST secure choice to implement for authenticating remote
connections? A. LDAP B. 8021x C. RAS D. RADIUS |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST way to reduce the number of accounts a user must maintain?
A. Kerberos B. CHAP C. SSO D. MD5 |
C
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Which of the following can be used as a means for dual-factor authentication?
A. RAS and username/password B. RADIUS and L2TP C. LDAP and WPA D. Iris scan and proximity card |
D
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After implementing file auditing, which of the following logs would show unauthorized usage
attempts? A. Performance B. System C. Security D. Application |
C
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Which of the following type of attacks requires an attacker to sniff the network?
A. Man-in-the-Middle B. DDoS attack C. MAC flooding D. DNS poisoning |
A
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If a user attempts to go to a website and notices the URL has changed, which of the following attacks is MOST likely the cause?
A. DLL injection B. DDoS attack C. DNS poisoning D. ARP poisoning |
C
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Which of the following attacks can be caused by a user being unaware of their physical
surroundings? A. ARP poisoning B. Phishing C. Shoulder surfing D. Man-in-the-middle |
C
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Which of the following actions should be performed upon discovering an unauthorized wireless
access point attached to a network? A. Unplug the Ethernet cable from the wireless access point. B. Enable MAC filtering on the wireless access point. C. Change the SSID on the wireless access point. D. Run a ping against the wireless access point. |
A
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Which of the following redundancy solutions contains hardware systems similar to the affected
organization, but does not provide live data? A. Hot site B. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) C. Warm site D. Cold site |
C
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During the implementation of LDAP, which of the following will typically be changed within the
organizations software programs? A. IP addresses B. Authentication credentials C. Non-repudiation policy D. Network protocol |
B
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Which of the following would be MOST useful to determine why packets from a computer outside
the network are being dropped on the way to a computer inside the network? A. HIDS log B. Security log C. Firewall log D. System log |
C
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Which of the following security policies is BEST to use when trying to mitigate the risks involved
with allowing a user to access company email via their cell phone? A. The cell phone should require a password after a set period of inactivity. B. The cell phone should only be used for company related emails. C. The cell phone data should be encrypted according to NIST standards. D. The cell phone should have data connection abilities disable |
A
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An administrator has been asked to encrypt credit card datA. Which of the following algorithms
would be the MOST secure with the least CPU utilization? A. 3DES B. AES C. SHA-1 D. MD5 |
B
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Which of the following algorithms is MOST closely associated with the signing of email messages?
A. MD5 B. TKIP C. PGP D. SHA-1 |
C
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Which of the following algorithms is the LEAST secure?
A. NTLM B. MD5 C. LANMAN D. SHA-1 |
C
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An executive uses PKI to encrypt sensitive emails sent to an assistant. In addition to encrypting the body of the email, the executive wishes to encrypt the signature so that the assistant can verify that the email actually came from the executive. Which of the following asymmetric keys should the executive use to encrypt the signature?
A. Public B. Private C. Shared D. Hash |
B
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A technician needs to detect staff members that are connecting to an unauthorized website. Which
of the following could be used? A. Protocol analyzer B. Bluesnarfing C. Host routing table D. HIDS |
A
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An administrator suspects that multiple PCs are infected with a zombie. Which of the following tools could be used to confirm this?
A. Antivirus B. Recovery agent C. Spyware D. Port scan |
A
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Which of the following is an example of security personnel that administer access control functions, but do not administer audit functions?
A. Access enforcement B. Separation of duties C. Least privilege D. Account management |
B
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A malware incident has just been detected within a company. Which of the following should be the administrators FIRST response?
A. Removal B. Containment C. Recovery D. Monitor |
B
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Taking into account personal safety, which of the following types of fire suppression substances would BEST prevent damage to electronic equipment?
A. Foam B. CO2 C. Halon D. Water |
B
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Which of the following describes the process of securely removing information from media (E. g.
hard drive) for future use? A. Reformatting B. Destruction C. Sanitization D. Deleting |
C
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Which of the following principles should be applied when assigning permissions?
A. Most privilege B. Least privilege C. Rule based D. Role based |
B
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Which of the following type of strategies can be applied to allow a user to enter their username
and password once in order to authenticate to multiple systems and applications? A. Two-factor authentication B. Single sign-on C. Smart card D. Biometrics |
B
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User A is a member of the payroll security group. Each member of the group should have read/write permissions to a sharE. User A was trying to update a file but when the user tried to access the file the user was denieD. Which of the following would explain why User A could not access the file?
A. Privilege escalation B. Rights are not set correctly C. Least privilege D. Read only access |
B
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Which of the following threats is the MOST difficult to detect and hides itself from the operating system?
A. Rootkit B. Adware C. Spyware D. Spam |
A
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Which of the following methods is used to perform denial of service (DoS) attacks?
A. Privilege escalation B. Botnet C. Adware D. Spyware |
B
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Which of the following is an attack that is triggered by a specific event or by a date?
A. Logic bomb B. Spam C. Rootkit D. Privilege escalation |
A
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Which of the following can an attacker use to gather information on a system without having a user ID or password?
A. NAT B. DNS poisoning C. Null session D. Spoofing |
C
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Which of the following is a way to logically separate a network through a switch?
A. Spanning port B. Subnetting C. VLAN D. NAT |
C
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Which of the following is a security threat when a new network device is configured for first-time
installation? A. Attacker privilege escalation B. Installation of a back door C. Denial of Service (DoS) D. Use of default passwords |
D
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Which of the following is an exploit against a device where only the hardware model and
manufacturer are known? A. Replay attack B. Denial of service (DoS) C. Privilege escalation D. Default passwords |
D
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A technician is implementing a new wireless network for an organization. The technician should be
concerned with all of the following wireless vulnerabilities EXCEPT: A. rogue access points. B. 80211 modE. C. weak encryption. D. SSID broadcasts. |
B
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Which of the following tools will allow the technician to find all open ports on the network?
A. Performance monitor B. Protocol analyzer C. Router ACL D. Network scanner |
D
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An organization is installing new servers into their infrastructurE. A technician is responsible for making sure that all new servers meet security requirements for uptimE. In which of the following is the availability requirements identified?
A. Service level agreement B. Performance baseline C. Device manufacturer documentation D. Security template |
A
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After issuance a technician becomes aware that some keys were issued to individuals who are not authorized to use them. Which of the following should the technician use to correct this problem?
A. Recovery agent B. Certificate revocation list C. Key escrow D. Public key recovery |
B
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Password crackers are generally used by malicious attackers to:
A. verify system access. B. facilitate penetration testing. C. gain system access. D. sniff network passwords. |
C
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Which of the following properly describes penetration testing?
A. Penetration tests are generally used to scan the network and identify open ports. B. Penetration tests are generally used to map the network and grab banners. C. Penetration tests are generally used to exploit a weakness without permission and show how an attacker might compromise a system. D. Penetration tests are generally used to demonstrate a weakness in a system and then provide documentation on the weakness. |
D
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Which of the following should a technician review when a user is moved from one department to
another? A. User access and rights B. Data storage and retention policies C. Users group policy D. Acceptable usage policy |
A
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Which of the following is a reason to implement security logging on a DNS server?
A. To monitor unauthorized zone transfers B. To measure the DNS server performance C. To perform penetration testing on the DNS server D. To control unauthorized DNS DoS |
A
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A technician is rebuilding the infrastructure for an organization. The technician has been tasked with making sure that the virtualization technology is implemented securely. Which of the following is a concern when implementing virtualization technology?
A. The technician should verify that the virtual servers are dual homed so that traffic is securely separateD. B. The technician should verify that the virtual servers and the host have the latest service packs and patches applieD. C. The technician should subnet the network so each virtual server is on a different network segment. D. The technician should perform penetration testing on all the virtual servers to monitor performance. |
B
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A technician is reviewing the logical access control method an organization uses. One of the senior managers requests that the technician prevent staff members from logging on during nonworking days.
Which of the following should the technician implement to meet managements request? A. Enforce Kerberos B. Deploy smart cards C. Time of day restrictions D. Access control lists |
C
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How would a technician implement a security patch in an enterprise environment?
A. Download the patch from the vendors secure website and install it on the most vulnerable workstation. B. Download the patch from the vendors secure website, test the patch and install it on all workstations. C. Download the patch from the vendors secure website and install it as needeD. D. Download the patch from the Internet, test the patch and install it on all of the production servers. |
B
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Which of the following is considered the weakest encryption?
A. AES B. DES C. SHA D. RSA |
B
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Which of the following encryption schemes is the public key infrastructure based on?
A. Quantum B. Elliptical curve C. Asymmetric D. Symmetric |
C
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Which of the following BEST describes the term war driving?
A. Driving from point to point with a laptop and an antenna to find unsecured wireless access points. B. Driving from point to point with a wireless scanner to read other users emails through the access point. C. Driving from point to point with a wireless network card and hacking into unsecured wireless access points. D. Driving from point to point with a wireless scanner to use unsecured access points. |
A
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Which of the following statements BEST describes the implicit deny concept?
A. Blocks everything and only allows privileges based on job description B. Blocks everything and only allows explicitly granted permissions C. Blocks everything and only allows the minimal required privileges D. Blocks everything and allows the maximum level of permissions |
B
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When is the BEST time to update antivirus definitions?
A. At least once a week as part of system maintenance B. As the definitions become available from the vendor C. When a new virus is discovered on the system D. When an attack occurs on the network |
B
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Why would a technician use a password cracker?
A. To look for weak passwords on the network B. To changea users passwords when they leave the company C. To enforce password complexity requirements D. To change users passwords if they have forgotten them |
A
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Users on a network report that they are receiving unsolicited emails from an email address that does not change. Which of the following steps should be taken to stop this from occurring?
A. Configure a rule in eachusers router and restart the router. B. Configure rules on the users host and restart the host. C. Install an anti-spam filter on the domain mail servers and filter the email address. D. Install an ACL on the firewall to block traffic from the sender and filter the IP address. |
C
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Which of the following is a true statement with regards to a NIDS?
A. A NIDS monitors and analyzes network traffic for possible intrusions. B. A NIDS is installed on the proxy server. C. A NIDS prevents certain types of traffic from entering a network. D. A NIDS is normally installed on the email server. |
A
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A technician suspects that a piece of malware is consuming too many CPU cycles and slowing down a system. Which of the following will help determine the amount of CPU cycles that are being consumed?
A. Install HIDS to determine the CPU usage. B. Run performance monitor to evaluate the CPU usage. C. Install malware scanning software. D. Use a protocol analyzer to find the cause of the traffic. |
B
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Which of the following are characteristics of a hash function? (Select TWO).
A. One-way B. Encrypts a connection C. Ensures data can be easily decrypted D. Fixed length output E. Requires a key |
A, D
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Which of the following is the MOST secure alternative for administrative access to a router?
A. SSH B. Telnet C. rlogin D. HTTP |
A
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Which of the following might an attacker resort to in order to recover discarded company
documents? A. Phishing B. Insider theft C. Dumpster diving D. Shoulder surfing |
C
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Which of the following creates a security buffer zone between two rooms?
A. Mantrap B. DMZ C. Turnstile D. Anti-pass back |
A
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Which of the following tools would be used to review network traffic for clear text passwords?
A. Port scanner B. Protocol analyzer C. Firewall D. Password cracker |
B
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Kerberos uses which of the following trusted entities to issue tickets?
A. Ticket Granting System B. Certificate Authority C. Internet Key Exchange D. Key Distribution Center |
D
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Which of the following specifies a set of consistent requirements for a workstation or server?
A. Vulnerability assessment B. Imaging software C. Patch management D. Configuration baseline |
D
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A companys website allows customers to search for a product and display the current price and quantity available of each product from the production databasE. Which of the following would invalidate an SQL injection attack launched from the lookup field at the web server level?
A. Security template B. Buffer overflow protection C. NIPS D. Input validation |
D
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Which of the following virtual machine components monitors and manages the various virtual instances?
A. VMOS B. VCPU C. Hypervisor D. Virtual supervisor |
C
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A smurf attack is an example of which of the following threats?
A. ARP Poisoning B. DoS C. TCP/IP Hijacking D. Man-in-the-middlE |
B
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Which of the following is the BEST tool for allowing users to go to approved business-related websites only?
A. Internet content filter B. Firewall C. ACL D. Caching server |
A
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Which of the following is a security trait of a virtual machine?
A. Provides additional resources for testing B. Provides real-time access to all system processes C. Provides a read-only area for executing code D. Provides a restricted environment for executing code |
D
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An unauthorized user intercepted a users password and used this information to obtain the companys administrator password. The unauthorized user can use the administrators password to access sensitive information pertaining to client datA. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Session hijacking B. Least privilege C. Privilege escalation D. Network address translation |
C
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Users are utilizing thumb drives to connect to USB ports on company workstations. A
technician is concerned that sensitive files can be copied to the USB drives.Which of the following mitigation techniques would address this concern? (Select TWO). A. Disable the USB root hub within the OS. B. Install anti-virus software on the USB drives. C. Disable USB within the workstations BIOS. D. Apply the concept of least privilege to USB devices. E. Run spyware detection against all workstations. |
A, C
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An administrator has developed an OS install that will implement the tightest security controls possible.
In order to quickly replicate these controls on all systems, which of the following should be established? A. Take screen shots of the configuration options. B. Create an image from the OS install. C. Create a boot disk for the operating system. D. Implement OS hardening procedures. |
B
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After registering an email address on a website, a user starts receiving messages from unknown sources. The email account is new, and therefore the user is concerneD. This type of message traffic is referred to as:
A. instant message traffiC. B. SPIM. C. S/MIME. D. spam. |
D
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A technician is testing the security of a new database application with a website front end. The technician notices that when certain characters are input into the application it will crash the server. Which of the following does the technician need to do?
A. Utilize SSL on the website B. Implement an ACL C. Lock-down the database D. Input validation |
D
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An administrator in a small office environment has implemented an IDS on the network perimeter
to detect malicious traffic patterns. The administrator still has a concern about traffic inside the network originating between client workstations. Which of the following could be implemented? A. HIDS B. A VLAN C. A network router D. An access list |
A
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A user is redirected to a different website when the user requests the DNS record
www.xyz.comptiA. com. Which of the following is this an example of? A. DNS poisoning B. DoS C. DNS caching D. Smurf attack |
A
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A company wants to host public servers on a new network. These servers will include a website and mail server.Which of the following should be implemented on the network to isolate these public hosts from the rest of the network?
A. IPv6 B. IPSec C. DMZ D. VLAN |
C
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A user has decided that they do not want an internal LAN segment to use public IP addresses.
The user wants to translate them as private IP addresses to a pool of public IP addresses to identify them on the Internet. Which of the following does the user want to implement? A. IPSec B. NAT C. SSH D. SFTP |
B
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An administrator has been studying stateful packet inspection and wants to implement this security technique on the network. Which of the following devices could the administrator use to BEST utilize stateful packet inspection?
A. Hub B. IDS C. Switch D. Firewall |
D
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Which of the following is the primary purpose of a honeypot?
A. Translate addresses at the perimeter B. To provide a decoy target on the network C. Provide cryptography for the network D. Work as a network proxy |
B
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An administrator wants to ensure that that no equipment is damaged when there is a fire or false alarm in the server room. Which of the following type of fire suppression systems should be used?
A. Carbon Dioxide B. Hydrogen Peroxide C. Wet pipe sprinkler D. Deluge sprinkler |
A
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Which of the following is a CRL composed of?
A. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) B. Expired or revoked certificates C. Certificate authorities D. Expired user accounts |
B
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Which of the following is the primary purpose of a CA?
A. LANMAN validation B. Encrypt data C. Kerberos authentication D. Issue private/public keys |
D
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An administrator wants to replace telnet with a more secure protocol to manage a network device.
Which of the following should be implemented on the network? A. SMTP B. SNMP C. SFTP D. SSH |
D
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A user is attempting to receive digitally signed and encrypted email messages from a remote office. Which of the following protocols does the system need to support?
A. SMTP B. S/MIME C. ISAKMP D. IPSec |
B
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An administrator does not want anyone to VPN from inside the network to a remote office or network. Which of the following protocols should be blocked outbound on the network?
A. TPM B. OVAL C. SNMP D. ISAKMP |
D
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An administrator is implementing a public website and they want all client connections to the server to be encrypted via their web browser. Which of the following should be implemented?
A. SSL B. SHA-1 C. Blowfish D. 3DES |
A
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Which of the following is MOST likely provided by asymmetric key cryptography?
A. Performance B. A pre-shared key C. Kiting D. Confidentiality |
D
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All of the following are symmetric key algorithms EXCEPT:
A. ECC. B. Rijndael. C. 3DES. D. RC4 |
A
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Which of the following is true about ECC algorithms?
A. It is the algorithm used in PGP. B. It is implemented in portable devices. C. It is a private key algorithm. D. It is CPU intensivE. |
B
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Which of the following is a way to encrypt session keys using SSL?
A. Session keys are sent unencrypteD. B. Session keys are encrypted using an asymmetric algorithm. C. Session keys are sent in clear text because they are private keys. D. Session keys are encrypted using a symmetric algorithm. |
B
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Which of the following can reduce the risk associated with password guessing attacks? (Select TWO).
A. Implement single sign-on. B. Implement shared passwords. C. Implement account-lockout thresholds. D. Implement shadow passwords. E. Implement stronger password complexity policies. |
C, E
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Which of the following is a common practice in forensic investigation?
A. Performing a Gutman sanitization of the drive B. Performing a binary copy of the systems storage media C. Performing a file level copy of the systems storage media D. Performing a sanitization of the drive |
B
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Which of the following is done to ensure appropriate personnel have access to systems and networks? (Select TWO).
A. Conduct periodic penetration testing assessments. B. Conduct periodic personnel employment verifications. C. Conduct rights review of users and groups. D. Conduct virus scan. E. Conduct vulnerability assessments. |
B, C
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Antivirus software products detect malware by comparing the characteristics of known instances against which of the following type of file sets?
A. Signature B. Text C. NIDS signature D. Dynamic Library |
A
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Which of the following type of fire suppression tools would cause the MOST damage to electrical equipment?
A. Water B. Carbon Dioxide C. Halon D. Foam |
A
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Which of the following is the BEST process of removing PII data from a disk drive before reuse?
A. Destruction B. Sanitization C. Reformatting D. Degaussing |
B
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When assigning permissions, which of the following concepts should be applied to enable a person to perform their job task?
A. Rule based B. Discretionary access control (DAC) C. Least privilege D. Role based |
C
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While conducting a review of the system logs, a user had attempted to log onto the network over 250 times. Which of the following type of attacks is MOST likely occurring?
A. Brute force B. Phishing C. Spamming D. DNS spoofing |
A
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Users do not want to enter credentials to each server or application to conduct their normal work. Which of the following type of strategies will resolve this issue?
A. Smart card B. Two-factor authentication C. Biometrics D. SSO |
D
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A user was trying to update an open file but when they tried to access the file they were denied.
Which of the following would explain why the user could not access the file? A. Audit only access B. Execute only access C. Rights are not set correctly D. Write only access |
C
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Accessing a system or application using permissions from another users account is a form of which of the following?
A. Phishing B. Domain kiting C. ARP spoofing D. Privilege escalation |
D
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Which of the following is an important reason for password protecting the BIOS?
A. To maintain password complexity requirements B. To prevent system start-up without knowing the password C. To keep a user from changing the boot order of the system D. To keep a virus from overwriting the BIOS |
C
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Which of the following is a software bundle containing multiple security fixes?
A. Patch management B. A hotfix C. Service pack D. A patch |
C
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A company uses a policy of assigning passwords to users, by default the passwords are based off of the word $ervicexx, where xx is the last two numbers of the users cell phone number. The users are not required to change this password. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Default accounts B. Known plain text C. Back door D. Weak passwords |
D
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Which of the following is an installable package that includes several patches from the same vendor for various applications?
A. Hotfix B. Patch template C. Service pack D. Patch rollup |
C
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Which of the following is a best practice to prevent users from being vulnerable to social
engineering? A. Have a solid acceptable use policy in place with a click through banner. B. Provide thorough and frequent user awareness training. C. Have user sign both the acceptable use policy and security based HR policy. D. Provide a service level agreement that addresses social engineering issues. |
B
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The RAS logs on a server show 100 errors in a two minute time period from an attempt to access an account. The error log shows unknown username or passworD. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. The local firewall is blocking GRE packets. B. An unauthorized attempt to access the server. C. The end users ISP is having issues with packet loss. D. One of the users forgot their password and kept trying to login. |
B
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An administrator notices that former temporary employees accounts are still active on a domain. Which of the following can be implemented to increase security and prevent this from happening?
A. Run a last logon script to look for inactive accounts. B. Implement an account expiration date for temporary employees. C. Implement a password expiration policy. D. Implement time of day restrictions for all temporary employees. |
B
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Which of the following is the primary security risk with coaxial cable?
A. Diffusion of the core light source B. Data emanation from the core C. Crosstalk between the wire pairs D. Refraction of the signal |
B
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Which of the following is a collection of patches?
A. A security template B. A service pack C. A security hotfix D. A security baseline |
B
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Which of the following would allow an administrator to find weak passwords on the network?
A. A network mapper B. A hash function C. A password generator D. A rainbow table |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST place where the disaster recovery plan should be kept?
A. Printed out and kept in the desk of the CIO B. At multiple offsite locations C. Multiple copies printed out and kept in the server room D. On the network file server |
B
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Which of the following is established immediately upon evidence seizure?
A. Start the incident respond plan B. Damage and loss control C. Chain of custody D. Forensic analysis |
c
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Which of the following is a required privilege that an administrator must have in order to restore a public/private key set on a certificate authority (CA)?
A. Recovery agent B. Registration authority C. Domain administrator D. Group administrator |
A
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Which of the following algorithms have the smallest key space?
A. IDEA B. SHA-1 C. AES D. DES |
D
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Which of the following is the MOST recent addition to cryptography?
A. AES B. DES C. 3DES D. PGP |
A
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Which of the following requires a common pre-shared key before communication can begin?
A. Public key infrastructure B. Symmetric key cryptography C. Secure hashing algorithm D. Asymmetric key cryptography |
B
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Which of the following provides the MOST comprehensive redundancy for an entire site with the least downtime?
A. A warm site B. A cold site C. Amobile site D. A hot site |
D
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Which of the following allows devices attached to the same switch to have separate broadcast domains?
A. NAT B. DMZ C. NAC D. VLAN |
D
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Which of the following allows for notification when a hacking attempt is discovered?
A. NAT B. NIDS C. Netflow D. Protocol analyzer |
B
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When dealing with a 10BASE5 network, which of the following is the MOST likely security risk?
A. An incorrect VLAN B. SSID broadcasting C. A repeater D. A vampire tap |
D
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Which of the following allows a technician to scan for missing patches on a device without actually attempting to exploit the security problem?
A. A vulnerability scanner B. Security baselines C. A port scanner D. Group policy |
A
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Which of the following allows for proof that a certain person sent a particular email?
A. Steganography B. Integrity C. Trusted Platform Module D. Non-repudiation |
D
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Which of the following uses a key ring?
A. AES B. DES C. PGP D. RSA |
C
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Which of the following allows for the highest level of security at time of login?
A. Single sign-on B. Two-factor authentication C. One-factor authentication D. NTLMv2 |
B
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Sending a patch through a testing and approval process is an example of which of the following?
A. Disaster planning B. Change management C. Acceptable use policies D. User education and awareness training |
B
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Sending continuous TCP requests to a device and ignoring the return information until the device ceases to accept new connections is an example of which of the following?
A. TCP/IP hijacking B. DNS poisoning C. Kiting D. DoS |
D
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Which of the following would use a group of bots to stop a web server from accepting new requests?
A. DoS B. DDoS C. MAC D. ARP |
B
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Which of the following is the MOST likely to generate static electricity?
A. Low humidity and high temperature B. High humidity and low temperature C. Low humidity and low temperature D. High humidity and high temperature |
A
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Using an asymmetric key cryptography system, where can a technician generate the key pairs?
A. A certificate authority B. IETF C. A key escrow service D. A recovery agent |
A
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Which of the following media is the LEAST likely to be successfully tapped into?
A. Unshielded twisted pair cable B. Coaxial cable C. Fiber optic cable D. Shielded twisted pair cable |
C
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Which of the following allows a person to find public wireless access points?
A. Weak encryption B. 8021x C. SSID broadcast D. Data emanation |
C
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Which of the following allows a file to have different security permissions for users that have the same roles or user groups?
A. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) B. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) C. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) D. Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC) |
C
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A DMZ has a fake network that a hacker is attacking. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Firewall B. Man-in-the-middle C. Proxy server D. Honeypot |
D
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A company decides that the purchasing agent and the accounts receivable agent should
exchange positions in order to allow for more oversight of past transactions. Which of the following is this an example of? A. Least privilege B. Implicit deny C. Separation of duties D. Job rotation |
D
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A user complains that the color laser printer continuously gives an access denied message while attempting to print a text document. The administrator logs onto the PC and prints successfully.
Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST? A. That the printer has the correct size of paper in each of the trays B. That the toner should be changed in the printer C. That the user has sufficient rights to print to the printer D. That the user is attempting to print to the correct printer tray |
C
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Which of the following uses a sandbox to manage a programs ability to access system resources?
A. Java B. ActiveX C. JavaScript D. Cold Fusion |
A
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Which of the following allows a technician to view the security permissions of a file?
A. The access control list B. The security baseline C. The data emanation D. The local security template |
A
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A user is denied access to a filE. The user had access to the file yesterday. Which of the following is the FIRST action for the technician to take?
A. Deny the users request and forward to the human resources department. B. Reboot the system. C. Verify that the users permissions are correct. D. Grant access to the filE. |
C
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A user is convinced that someone is attempting to use their user account at night. Which of the following should an administrator check FIRST in order to prove or disprove this claim?
A. The IDS logs B. The security application logs C. The local security logs D. The firewall logs |
C
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A user reports that a web based application is not working after a browser upgradE. Before the upgrade, a login box would appear on the screen and disappear after login. The login box does not appear after the upgradE. Which of the following BEST describes what to check FIRST?
A. That the software based firewall application trusts this site B. That the pop-up blocker application trusts this site C. That the antivirus application trusts this site D. That the anti-spam application trusts this site |
B
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An intrusion has been detected on a companys network from the Internet. Which of the following should be checked FIRST?
A. The firewall logs B. The DNS logs C. The access logs D. The performance logs |
A
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A user needs to verify that a patch file downloaded from a third party has not been modified since the time that the original manufacturer released the patch. Which of the following is the BEST way to verify that the file has not been modified?
A. Compare the final MD5 hash with the original. B. Download the patch file over an AES encrypted VPN connection. C. Compare the final LANMAN hash with the original. D. Download the patch file through a SSL connection. |
A
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A technician suspects that one of the network cards on the internal LAN is causing a broadcast storm.
Which of the following would BEST diagnose which NIC is causing this problem? A. The NIDS log file B. A protocol analyzer C. The local security log file D. The local firewall log file |
B
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A user does not understand why the domain password policy is so stringent. Which of th
following BEST demonstrates the security basis for the password policy? A. Explain how easy it is for a hacker to crack weak passwords. B. Show the user a domain overview, including a list of weak passwords. C. Refer the user to a strong password demonstrator. D. Ask the user to review the corporate policies and procedures manual. |
A
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A company needs to have multiple servers running low CPU utilization applications. Which of the following is the MOST cost efficient method for accomplishing this?
A. Install multiple high end servers, sharing a clustered network operating system. B. Install a single low end server, running multiple virtual servers. C. Install a single high end server, running multiple virtual servers. D. Install multiple low end servers, each running a network operating system. |
C
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A programmer creates an application to accept data from a websitE. A user places more
information than the program expects in the input field resulting in the back end database placing the extra information into the databasE. Which of the following is this an example of? A. Java input error B. Cross-site scripting C. Buffer overflow D. SQL injection |
D
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Which of the following security threats is MOST commonly associated with a targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS)?
A. Viruses B. Worms C. Botnets D. Trojans |
C
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A developer added code to a financial system designed to transfer money to a foreign bank account on a specific time and datE. The code would activate only if human resources processed the developers termination papers. The developer implemented which of the following security threats?
A. Logic bomb B. Rootkit C. Botnet D. Privilege escalation |
A
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A CEO is concerned about staff browsing inappropriate material on the Internet via HTTPS. It has been suggested that the company purchase a product which could decrypt the SSL session, scan the content and then repackage the SSL session without staff knowing.Which of the following type of attacks is similar to this product?
A. Replay B. Spoofing C. TCP/IP hijacking D. Man-in-the-middle |
D
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After a system risk assessment was performed it was found that the cost to mitigate the risk was higher than the expected loss if the risk was actualizeD. In this instance, which of the following is the BEST course of action?
A. Accept the risk B. Mitigate the risk C. Reject the risk D. Run a new risk assessment |
A
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A small call center business decided to install an email system to facilitate communications in the office. As part of the upgrade the vendor offered to supply anti malware software for a cost of $5,000 per year. The IT manager read there was a 90% chance each year that workstations would be compromised if not adequately protecteD. If workstations are compromised it will take three hours to restore services for the 30 staff. Staff members in the call center are paid $90 per hour. If determining the risk, which of the following is the annual loss expectancy (ALE)?
A. $2,700 B. $4,500 C. $5,000 D. $7,290b |
D
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A technician is deciding between implementing a HIDS on the database server or implementing a NIDS. Which of the following are reasons why a NIDS may be better to implement? (Select TWO).
A. Many HIDS require frequent patches and updates. B. Many HIDS are not able to detect network attacks. C. Many HIDS have a negative impact on system performancE. D. Many HIDS only offer a low level of detection granularity. E. Many HIDS are not good at detecting attacks on database server. |
B, C
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Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to benefit from using a personal software firewall on a laptop?
A. Remote access user connecting via SSL VPN B. Office laptop connected to the enterprise LAN C. Remote access user connecting via corporate dial-in server D. Office laptop connected to a home users network |
D
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Virtualized applications, such as virtualized browsers, are capable of protecting the underlying operating system from which of the following?
A. Malware installation from suspects Internet sites B. Man-in-the-middle attacks C. Phishing and spam attacks D. DDoS attacks against the underlying OS |
A
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A flat or simple role-based access control (RBAC) embodies which of the following principles?
A. Users assigned to roles, permissions are assigned to groups, controls applied to groups and permissions acquired by controls B. Users assigned permissions, roles assigned to groups and users acquire additional permissions by being a member of a group C. Roles applied to groups, users assigned to groups and users acquire permissions by being a member of the group D. Users assigned to roles, permissions are assigned to roles and users acquire permissions by being a member of the role Answer: D |
D
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A number of unauthorized staff has been entering the data center by piggybacking authorized staff. The CIO has mandated that this behavior stops. Which of the following is the BEST technology to install at the data center to prevent piggybacking?
A. Mantrap B. Security badges C. Hardware locks D. Token access |
A
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Which of the following is a security threat that hides its processes and files from being easily detected?
A. Trojan B. Adware C. Worm D. Rootkit |
D
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Security templates are used for which of the following purposes? (Select TWO).
A. To ensure that email is encrypted by users of PGP B. To ensure that PKI will work properly within the companys trust model C. To ensure that performance is standardized across all servers D. To ensure that all servers start from a common security configuration E. To ensure that servers are in compliance with the corporate security policy |
D, E
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Frequent signature updates are required by which of the following security applications? (Select TWO).
A. Antivirus B. PGP C. Firewall D. PKI E. IDS |
A, E
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When choosing an antivirus product, which of the following are the MOST important security considerations? (Select TWO).
A. The frequency of signature updates B. The ability to scan encrypted files C. The availability of application programming interface D. The number of emails that can be scanned E. The number of viruses the software can detect |
A, E
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Three generally accepted activities of patch management are: determining which patches are needed, applying the patches and which of the following?
A. Updating the firewall configuration to include the patches B. Running a NIDS report to list the remaining vulnerabilities C. Auditing for the successful application of the patches D. Backing up the patch file executables to a network share |
C
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In which of the following situations would it be appropriate to install a hotfix?
A. A patch in a service pack fixes the issue, but too many extra patches are includeD. B. A patch is not available and workarounds do not correct the problem. C. A patch is available, but has not yet been tested in a production environment. D. A patch is too large to be distributed via a remote deployment tool. |
B
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Social engineering, password cracking and vulnerability exploitation are examples of which of the
following? A. Vulnerability assessment B. Fingerprinting C. Penetration testing D. Fuzzing |
C
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If an administrator does not have a NIDS examining network traffic, which of the following could be used to identify an active attack?
A. Protocol analyzer B. Penetration testing tool C. Network mapper D. Vulnerability scanner |
A
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Configuration baselines should be taken at which of the following stages in the deployment of a new system?
A. Before initial configuration B. Before loading the OS C. After a user logs in D. After initial configuration |
D
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Which of the following practices should be implemented to harden workstations and servers?
A. Log on only as the administrator. B. Install only needed softwarE. C. Check the logs regularly. D. Report all security incidents. |
B
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Which of the following is a mechanism that prevents electromagnetic emanations from being captured?
A. Install a repeater B. Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) C. Faraday cage D. Disable SSID broadcast |
C
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Which of the following describes the difference between a secure cipher and a secure hash?
A. A hash produces a variable output for any input size, a cipher does not. B. A cipher produces the same size output for any input size, a hash does not. C. A cipher can be reversed, a hash cannot. D. A hash can be reversed, a cipher cannot. |
C
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Which of the following physical threats is prevented with mantraps?
A. Piggybacking B. Social engineering C. Dumpster diving D. Shoulder surfing |
A
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Which of the following BEST describes the differences between SHA-1 and MD5?
A. MD5 produces variable length message digests. B. SHA-1 produces few collisions than MD5 C. MD5 produces few collisions than SHA-1 D. SHA-1 produces fixed length message digests. |
B
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Which of the following BEST applies in the secure disposal of computers?
A. Computers must be configured for automated patch management. B. Computer media must be sanitizeD. C. Default passwords must be changed oncE. D. Computers must be tested against known TCP/IP vulnerabilities. |
B
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Which of the following BEST describes the differences between RADIUS and TACACS?
A. TACACS separates authentication, authorization and auditing capabilities. B. TACACS is a remote access authentication servicE. C. RADIUS is a remote access authentication servicE. D. RADIUS separates authentication, authorization and auditing capabilities. |
A
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Which of the following BEST describes the differences between RADIUS and TACACS?
A. RADIUS encrypts client-server negotiation dialog. B. RADIUS is a remote access authentication servicE. C. TACACS encrypts client-server negotiation dialog. D. TACACS is a remote access authentication servicE. |
C
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Which of the following authentication mechanisms performs better in a secure environment?
A. RADIUS because it is a remote access authentication servicE. B. TACACS because it encrypts client-server negotiation dialogs. C. RADIUS because it encrypts client-server passwords. D. TACACS because it is a remote access authentication servicE. |
B
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To evaluate the security compliance of a group of servers against best practices, which of the
following BEST applies? A. Get a patch management report. B. Conduct a penetration test. C. Run a vulnerability assessment tool. D. Install a protocol analyzer. |
C
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Which of the following is a problem MOST often associated with UTP cable?
A. Fuzzing B. Vampire tap C. Crosstalk D. Refraction |
C
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An administrator notices on the monthly firewall log that many of the internal PCs are sending packets on a routine basis to a single external PC. Which of the following BEST describes what is occurring?
A. The remote PC has a spam slave application running and the local PCs have a spam master application running. B. The remote PC has a zombie master application running and the local PCs have a zombie slave application running. C. The remote PC has a spam master application running and the local PCs have a spam slave application running. D. The remote PC has a zombie slave application running and the local PCs have a zombie master application running. |
B
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An administrator notices that a PC is sending an unusual amount of email at odd times of the day.
Which of the following should the administrator check for FIRST? A. A S/MIME buffer overflow B. A POP3 protocol exception C. DNS poisoning D. A SMTP open relay |
D
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Which of the following would a password cracker help an administrator to find?
A. Weak passwords B. Expired passwords C. Locked passwords D. Backdoor passwords |
A
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Which of the following is setup within a router?
A. ARP B. DMZ C. OVAL D. DDoS |
B
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Which of the following would BEST allow for fast, highly secure encryption of a USB flash drive?
A. SHA-1 B. MD5 C. 3DES D. AES256 |
D
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When is the correct time to discuss the appropriate use of electronic devices with a new
employee? A. At time of hire B. At time of first correspondence C. At time of departure D. At time of first system login |
A
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Which of the following could BEST assist in the recovery of a crashed hard drive?
A. Forensics software B. Drive optimization C. Drive sanitization D. Damage and loss control |
A
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Which of the following facilitates the creation of an unencrypted tunnel between two devices?
A. AES B. HTTPS C. L2TP D. PPTP |
C
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Which of the following allows for a secure connection to be made through a web browser?
A. L2TP B. SSH C. SSL D. HTTP |
C
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Which of the following is the BEST order in which crucial equipment should draw power?
A. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) battery, UPS line conditioner, backup generator B. Backup generator, UPS line conditioner, UPS battery C. Backup generator, UPS battery, UPS line conditioner D. UPS line conditioner, UPS battery, and backup generator |
D
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Which of the following would require a pre-sharing of information before a home user could attach to a neighbors wireless adapter?
A. Anonymous connections enabled B. SSID broadcasting disabled C. SSID broadcasting enabled D. Encryption disabled |
B
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Which of the following would BEST allow an administrator to quickly find a rogue server on the network?
A. Review security access logs B. A network mapper C. A protocol analyzer D. Review DNS logs |
B
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Which of the following would BEST allow an administrator to quickly find a PC with a blank database administrator password?
A. Protocol analyzer B. Vulnerability scanner C. Rainbow tables D. Security access logs |
B
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An administrator is backing up all server data nightly to a local NAS devicE. Which of the following additional steps should the administrator take for protection from disaster in the case the primary site is permanently lost?
A. Backup all data at a preset interval to tape and store those tapes at a sister site across the street. B. Backup all data at a preset interval to tape and store those tapes at a sister site in another city. C. Backup all data at a preset interval to removable disk and store the disk in a safety deposit box at the administrators homE. D. Backup all data at a preset interval to removable disk and store the disk in a fireproof safe in the buildings basement. |
B
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Which of the following is the MOST intrusive on a network?
A. Penetration testing B. Protocol analyzers C. Port scanners D. Vulnerability testing |
A
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A single sign-on requires which of the following?
A. Multifactor authentication B. One-factor authentication C. A trust model between workstations D. A unified trust model |
D
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All of the following are where backup tapes should be kept EXCEPT:
A. near a fiber optic cable entrance. B. near a shared LCD screen. C. near a power linE. D. near a high end server. |
C
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All of the following require periodic updates to stay accurate EXCEPT:
A. signature based HIDS. B. pop-up blocker applications. C. antivirus applications. D. rootkit detection applications. |
B
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Which of the following is the quickest method to create a secure test server for a programmer?
A. Install a network operating system on new equipment. B. Create a virtual server on existing equipment. C. Install a network operating system on existing equipment. D. Create a virtual server on new equipment. |
B
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Which of the following is a collection of fixes for an application or operating system that has been tested by the vendor?
A. A security template B. A service pack C. A patch D. A hotfix |
B
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Which of the following usually applies specifically to a web browser?
A. Antivirus B. Pop-up blocker C. Anti-spyware D. Personal software firewall |
B
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Pre-shared keys apply to which of the following?
A. CA B. PGP C. TPM D. Digital signature |
B
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Which of the following is a risk associated with a virtual server?
A. If the physical server crashes, all of the local virtual servers go offline immediately. B. If the physical server crashes, all of the physical servers nearby go offline immediately. C. If a virtual server crashes, all of the virtual servers go offline immediately. D. If a virtual server crashes, all of the physical servers go offline immediately. |
A
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Which of the following exploits is only triggered by a specific date or time key?
A. Trojan B. Worm C. Botnet D. Logic bomb |
D
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Threats to a network could include: (Select TWO)
A. penetration testing. B. network audits. C. disgruntled employees. D. dial-up access. E. disabled user accounts. |
C, D
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An antivirus server keeps flagging an approved application that the marketing department has installed on their local computers as a threat. This is an example of:
A. false negative. B. false positivE. C. true negativE. D. true positivE. |
B
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A vendor releases an application update to a recent service pack that addresses problems being experienced by some end users. This update would be considered a:
A. hotfix. B. patch. C. service pack rollup. D. service pack. |
A
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A technician is working on an end users desktop which has been having performance issues. The technician notices there seems to be a lot of activity on the NIC. A good tool to quickly check the current network connections of the desktop would be:
A. netops. B. lanman. C. netstat. D. ipconfig /all. |
C
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A company has an issue with field users logging into VPN to connect to the mail server, and leaving their computers connected while in public places. The administrator needs to prevent both unauthorized access to the company email and data, and limit the impact on the VPN server. Which of the following BEST achieves this goal?
A. Set VPN to disconnect after five minutes of inactivity. B. Use registry settings to lock computers after five minutes of inactivity, and limit VPN connections to two hours. C. Use group policy to lock computers after five minutes of inactivity, and limit VPN connections to one hour. D. Provide web mail access to all users. |
C
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The service provided by message authentication code (MAC) hash is:
A. fault tolerancE. B. key recovery. C. data recovery. D. integrity. |
D
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An administrator is running a network monitoring application that looks for behaviors on the network outside the standard baseline that has been establisheD. This is typical of (n):
A. signature-based tool. B. protocol analyzer. C. honeynet. D. anomaly-based tool. |
D
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Some examples of hardening techniques include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. applying security templates. B. running weekly spyware applications. C. network-based patch management. D. disabling all non-required services. |
B
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An administrator wants to block users from accessing a few inappropriate websites as soon as possiblE. The existing firewall allows blocking by IP address. To achieve this goal the administrator will need to:
A. upgrade to a DNS based filter to achieve the desired result. B. use the company AUP to achieve the desired result. C. upgrade to a URL based filter to achieve the desired result. D. upgrade to a text based filter to achieve the desired result. |
C
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A CRL contains a list of which of the following type of keys?
A. Both public and private keys B. Steganographic keys C. Private keys D. Public keys |
A
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A user logs into their network with a smart carD. Which of the following keys is used?
A. Cipher key B. Shared key C. Public key D. Private key |
D
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An administrator wants to ensure that when an employee leaves the company permanently, that the company will have access to their private keys. Which of the following will accomplish this?
A. Store the keys in escrow. B. Immediately delete the account. C. Store them in a CRL. D. Obtain the employees hardware token. |
A
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When a server and workstation communicate via SSL, which of the following keys are being used? (Select TWO).
A. Public key B. Cipher key C. Session key D. Recovery key E. Keylogger |
A, C
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A user is going to dispose of some old hard drives. Which of the following should the user do to the drives before disposing of them?
A. Reformat the hard drives oncE. B. Use a certified wipe program to erase datA. C. Install antivirus on the drives. D. Run anti-spyware on the drives. |
B
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A user wants to implement very tight security controls for technicians that seek to enter the users datacenter. Which of the following solutions offers the BEST security controls?
A. Combination locks and key locks B. Smartcard and proximity readers C. Magnetic lock and pin D. Biometric reader and smartcard |
D
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Which of the following concepts, requires users and system processes to be assigned minimum levels of permission to carry out the assigned task?
A. User authentication B. Need-to-know C. Least privilege D. Job role |
C
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When using discretionary access control (DAC), who determines access and what privileges they have?
A. User B. System C. Help desk D. Owner |
D
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Which of the following is a security benefit of mandatory vacations?
A. Least privilege B. Separation of duties C. Reducing stress D. Detecting fraud |
D
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The data custodian in an organization is responsible for:
A. recoverability of the datA. B. classification of the datA. C. completeness of the datA. D. accuracy of the datA. |
A
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Which of the following organizational documentation describes how tasks or job functions should
be conducted? A. Standards B. Guideline C. Policy D. Procedures |
D
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Which of the following organizational documentation provides high level objectives that change Infrequently?
A. Standards B. Policy C. Procedures D. Guideline |
B
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Which of the following sites can be online the QUICKEST and does not require data restoration from backup media to ensure the production data is as current as possible?
A. Mobile site B. Hot site C. Warm site D. Mirrored site |
D
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Which of the following are MOST likely to be analyzed by Internet filter appliances/servers? (Select THREE).
A. Certificates B. Keys C. TLSs D. URLs E. Content F. CRLs |
A, D, E
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The primary function of risk management in an organization is to reduce risk to a level:
A. where the ARO equals the SLE. B. the organization will mitigatE. C. where the ALE is lower than the SLE. D. the organization will accept. |
D
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Which of the following BEST describes risk analysis?
A. Monitoring and acceptance B. Evaluation and assessment C. Assessment and eradication D. Mitigation and repudiation |
B
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A financial institution performed a risk assessment on the DLT backup system used to store customer account details. The main risk highlighted was the long-term retention of electronically stored datA. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the risk being raised?
A. Compatibility of media and application systems B. Application systems and technical staff C. Compatibility and retention of data on the media D. Retention of data on the media |
A
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Which of the following hashing techniques is commonly disabled to make password cracking more
difficult? A. NTLM B. AES C. OVAL D. Kerberos |
A
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n organization has recently implemented a work from home program. Employees need to connect securely from home to the corporate network. Which of the following encryption technologies might BEST
accomplish this? A. PPTP B. IPSec C. L2TP D. PPPoE |
B
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The use of a physical token, PIN and a password during authentication is an example of which of the following?
A. Two-factor authentication B. Kerberos authentication C. EAP authentication D. Three-factor authentication |
A
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Port 3535 is typically blocked for outbound traffic on a companys LAN. An end-user has recently purchased a legitimate business program that needs to make outbound calls using this port. Which of the following steps should a technician take to allow this? (Select TWO).
A. Open the port on the companys proxy server. B. Open the port on the companys firewall. C. Change the users subnet mask. D. Open the port on the users personal software firewall. E. Open the port on the VLAN. |
B, D
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Which of the following describes software that is often written solely for a specific customers application?
A. Rootkit B. Hotfix C. Service pack D. Patch |
B
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A security manager believes that too many services are running on a mission critical database server. Which of the following tools might a security analyst use to determine services that are running on the server, without logging into the machine?
A. OVAL B. Port scanner C. Protocol analyzer D. NIDS |
B
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A manufacturing corporation has decided to send a highly sensitive message to one of their suppliers. The message is concealed inside a JPEG image of a beach resort. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Cryptography B. Digital signature C. Hashing D. Steganography |
D
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Which of the following encryption methods is often used along with L2TP?
A. S/MIME B. SSH C. 3DES D. IPSec |
D
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An administrator is assigned to monitor servers in a data center. A web server connected to the Internet suddenly experiences a large spike in CPU activity. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. Spyware B. Trojan C. Privilege escalation D. DoS |
D
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Which of the following methods will help to identify when unauthorized access has occurred?
A. Implement two-factor authentication. B. Implement previous logon notification. C. Implement session termination mechanism. D. Implement session lock mechanism. |
B
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Ensuring administrators have both a regular user account and a privileged user account is an example of applying which security principle?
A. Need-to-know B. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) C. Least privilege D. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) |
C
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All of the following are steps in the incident response process EXCEPT:
A. eradication. B. repudiation. C. recovery. D. containment. |
B
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Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication for an information system?
A. ATM card and PIN B. Username and password C. Retina and fingerprint scanner D. Photo ID and PIN |
A
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Which of the following describes a spanned switch port in the context of IDS traffic analysis?
A. An association of a set of destination ports with a single source port B. An association of a set of source ports with a single destination port C. An association of a set of source ports with multiple destination ports and an IDS sensor D. An association of a set of destination ports with an IDS sensor |
B
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A technician is performing an assessment on a router and discovers packet filtering is employeD. Which of the following describes a security concern with stateless packet filtering?
A. Packet payload is not checkeD. B. State connections are retained by the router. C. Router performance is reduceD. D. Loose routing cannot determine the exact path a packet must follow. |
A
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Which of the following describes the process of comparing cryptographic hash functions of system executables, configuration files, and log files?
A. File integrity auditing B. Host based intrusion detection C. Network based intrusion detection D. Stateful packet filtering |
A
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Which of the following is a cryptographic representation of non-repudiation?
A. Digital signature B. Internet key exchange C. Certificate authority D. Symmetric key |
A
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Which of the following reduces the effectiveness of telephone social engineering?
A. Automatic callback B. Monitoring outbound calls C. Awareness training D. Use of VoIP |
C
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Which of the following will execute malicious code at a pre-specified time?
A. Logic Bomb B. DoS C. Worm D. Rootkit |
A
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All of the following are weaknesses of WEP EXCEPT:
A. lack of integrity checking. B. initialization vector. C. replay attacks. D. lack of strong keys. |
A
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Which of the following is LEAST likely to help reduce single points of failure?
A. Mandatory vacations B. Cross training C. Clustered servers D. Disaster recovery exercises |
A
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Which of the following reduces the attack surface of an operating system?
A. Patch management B. Installing antivirus C. Installing HIDS D. Disabling unused services |
D
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Which of the following is LEAST effective when hardening an operating system?
A. Configuration baselines B. Limiting administrative privileges C. Installing HIDS D. Install a software firewall |
C
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Which of the following provides the MOST control when deploying patches?
A. Hotfix B. Remote desktop C. Patch management D. Service packs |
C
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If a technician wants to know when a computer application is accessing the network, which of the following logs should be reviewed?
A. Antivirus log B. RADIUS log C. Performance log D. Host firewall log |
D
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All of the following are components of IPSec EXCEPT:
A. encapsulating security payloaD. B. Internet key exchangE. C. temporal key interchange protocol. D. authentication header (AH). |
C
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IPSec connection parameters are stored in which of the following?
A. Security association database B. Security payload index C. Security parameter index D. Certificate authority |
A
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Which of the following will provide a 128-bit hash?
A. MD5 B. AES128 C. ROT13 D. SHA-1 |
A
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Which of the following describes a hash algorithms ability to avoid the same output from two guessed inputs?
A. Collision avoidance B. Collision resistance C. Collision strength D. Collision metric |
B
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Which of the following attacks enabling logging for DNS aids?
A. Virus infections B. SQL injection C. Local hosts file corruption D. Botnet attacks Answer: D |
D
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Which of the following should be included in a forensic toolkit?
A. Compressed air B. Tape recorder C. Fingerprint cards D. Digital camera |
D
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Which of the following BEST describes the form used while transferring evidence?
A. Booking slip B. Affidavit C. Chain of custody D. Evidence log |
C
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Which of the following is the primary incident response function of a first responder?
A. To evaluate the scene and repair the problem B. To secure the scene and preserve evidence C. To evaluate the scene and determine the cause D. To gather evidence and write reports |
B
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Which of the following is the GREATEST problem with low humidity in a server room?
A. Static electricity B. Power surge C. Electromagnetic interference D. Brown out |
A
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Which of the following protocols is used to ensure secure transmissions on port 443?
A. HTTPS B. Telnet C. SFTP D. SHTTP |
A
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When should a technician perform disaster recovery testing?
A. Immediately following lessons learned sessions B. Once a month, during peak business hours C. After the network is stable and online D. In accordance with the disaster recovery plan |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST backup method to restore the entire operating system and all related software?
A. Weekly B. Incremental C. Disk Image D. Differential |
C
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How many keys are utilized in symmetric cryptography?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four |
A
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Which of the following terms is BEST associated with public key infrastructure (PKI)?
A. MD5 hashing B. Symmetric key C. Symmetric algorithm D. Digital signatures |
D
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Which of the following is the LAST step to granting access to specific domain resources?
A. Validate the user B. Authorize the user C. Verify the user D. Authenticate the user |
B
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After an attacker has successfully gained remote access to a server with minimal privileges, which of the following is their next step?
A. Elevate system privileges. B. Monitor network traffiC. C. Capture private keys. D. Begin key recovery. |
A
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Which of the following should the technician recommend as a way to logically separate various internal networks from each other?
A. NIDS B. VLAN C. NAT D. HIDS |
B
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An organization has requested the ability to monitor all network traffic as it traverses their network. Which of the following should a technician implement?
A. Content filter B. Protocol analyzer C. Honeypot D. HIDS |
B
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A large amount of viruses have been found on numerous domain workstations. Which of the following should the technician implement?
A. Decentralized antivirus B. Host based intrusion detection C. Centralized antivirus D. Spyware detection |
C
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Which of the following is the MOST difficult security concern to detect when contractors enter a secured facility?
A. Rogue access points being installed B. Copying sensitive information with cellular phones C. Removing mass storage iSCSI drives D. Removing network attached storage |
B
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When are port scanners generally used on systems?
A. At the middle of a vulnerability assessment B. At the beginning of a vulnerability assessment C. When there is a need to document vulnerabilities D. At the end of a penetration test assessment |
B
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The staff must be cross-trained in different functional areas so that fraud can be detecteD. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Separation of duties B. Implicit deny C. Least privilege D. Job rotation |
D
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Human Resources has requested that staff members be moved to different parts of the country into new positions. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Implicit deny B. Separation of duties C. Least privilege D. Job rotation |
D
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An administrator is worried about an attacker using a compromised user account to gain
administrator access to a system. Which of the following is this an example of? A. Man-in-the-middle attack B. Protocol analysis C. Privilege escalation D. Cross-site scripting |
C
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Which of the following is used to deny authorized users access to services?
A. Botnets B. Adware C. Spyware D. Trojans |
A
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An administrator recommends implementing whitelisting, blacklisting, closing-open relays, and strong authentication techniques to a server administrator. Which of the following threats are being addressed?
A. Adware B. Spyware C. Spam D. Viruses |
C
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An administrator is asked to improve the physical security of a data center located inside the office building. The data center already maintains a physical access log and has a video surveillance system. Which of the following additional controls could be implemented?
A. Defense-in-depth B. Logical token C. ACL D. Mantrap |
D
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In regards to physical security, which of the following BEST describes an access control system which implements a non-trusted but secure zone immediately outside of the secure zone?
A. Smart card B. Defense-in-depth C. Mantrap D. DMZ |
C
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A technician notices delays in mail delivery on the mail server. Which of the following tools could be used to determine the cause of the service degradation?
A. Port scanner B. Performance monitor C. ipconfig /all D. TFTP |
B
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Penetration testing should only be used once which of the following items is in place?
A. Acceptable use policy B. Data retention and disclosure policy C. Service level agreement D. Written permission |
D
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An administrator recommends that management establish a trusted third party central repository to maintain all employees private keys. Which of the following BEST describes the administrators recommendation?
A. Registration B. Certificate authority C. Recovery agent D. Key escrow |
D
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To combat transaction fraud, a bank has implemented a requirement that all bank customers enter a different, unique code to confirm every transaction. Which of the following is the MOST effective method to accomplish this?
A. ATM PIN code B. Elliptic curve C. One-time password D. Digital certificate |
C
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All of the following should be identified within the penetration testing scope of work EXCEPT:
A. a complete list of all network vulnerabilities. B. IP addresses of machines from which penetration testing will be executeD. C. a list of acceptable testing techniques and tools to be utilizeD. D. handling of information collected by the penetration testing team. |
A
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Which of the following is the MOST efficient way that an administrator can restrict network access to certain ports enterprise wide?
A. HIDS B. Personal software firewall C. NIDS D. ACL |
D
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An administrator is responsible for a server which has been attacked repeatedly in the past. The only recourse has been to reload the server from scratch. Which of the following techniques could be used to decrease the recovery time following an incident?
A. Implement the server as a honeypot. B. Implement the server as a virtual server instance. C. Load balance between two identical servers. D. Install the server on a separate VLAN segment. |
B
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Validating the users claimed identity is called which of the following?
A. Authentication B. Identification C. Verification D. Validation |
A
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Which of the following is planted on an infected system and deployed at a predetermined time?
A. Logic bomb B. Trojan horse C. Worm D. Rootkit |
A
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Which of the following allows a user to float a domain registration for a maximum of five days?
A. DNS poisoning B. Domain hijacking C. Spoofing D. Kiting |
D
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According to company policy an administrator must logically keep the Human Resources department separated from the Accounting department.Which of the following would be the simplest way to accomplish this?
A. NIDS B. DMZ C. NAT D. VLAN |
D
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Which of the following is an attack which is launched from multiple zombie machines in attempt to bring down a service?
A. DoS B. Man-in-the-middle C. DDoS D. TCP/IP hijacking |
C
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Which of the following will MOST likely allow an attacker to make a switch function like a hub?
A. MAC flooding B. ARP poisoning C. DNS poisoning D. DNS spoofing |
A
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Which of the following is commonly programmed into an application for ease of administration?
A. Back door B. Worm C. Zombie D. Trojan |
A
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Which of the following is a technique used by hackers to identify unsecured wireless network locations to other hackers?
A. Bluesnarfing B. War dialing C. War chalking D. War driving |
C
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Which of the following authentication models uses a KDC?
A. CHAP B. PKI C. PGP D. Kerberos |
D
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Which of the following disaster recovery components is a location that is completely empty, but allows the infrastructure to be built if the live site goes down?
A. Mirrored site B. Cold site C. Warm site D. Hot site |
B
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Which of the following should be done if an organization intends to prosecute an attacker once an attack has been completed?
A. Update antivirus definitions. B. Disconnect the entire network from the Internet. C. Apply proper forensic techniques. D. Restore missing files on the affected system. |
C
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Which of the following documents specifies the uptime guarantee of a web server?
A. Due process B. Due diligence C. Scope of work D. Service level agreement |
D
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Which of the following authentication models uses a time stamp to prevent the risks associated with a replay attack?
A. Two-factor authentication B. RADIUS C. LDAP D. Kerberos |
D
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Which of the following protocols can be implemented as an alternative to the overhead of a VPN?
A. L2TP B. PPTP C. SSH D. SSL |
D
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QUESTION NO: 357
Which of the following will set an account to lockout for 30 minutes after the maximum number attempts have failed? A. Key distribution center B. Account lockout duration C. Account lockout threshold D. Password complexity requirements |
B
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Which of the following logs would reveal activities related to an ACL?
A. Mobile device B. Transaction C. Firewall D. Performance |
C
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Which of the following encryption algorithms has the largest overhead?
A. AES256 B. 3DES C. AES D. RSA |
B
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Which of the following hashing algorithms is the MOST secure?
A. LANMAN B. SHA-1 C. MD5 D. CHAP |
C
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Which of the following would allow a technician to compile a visual view of an infrastructure?
A. Security log B. Network mapper C. Port scanner D. Protocol analyzer |
B
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Which of the following creates separate logical networks?
A. NAT B. DMZ C. NAC D. Subnetting |
D
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Which of the following is an area of the network infrastructure that allows a technician to place public facing systems into it without compromising the entire infrastructure?
A. VPN B. NAT C. VLAN D. DMZ |
D
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Which of the following attacks commonly result in a buffer overflow?
A. ARP Poisoning B. DNS Poisoning C. Replay D. DoS |
D
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Which of the following type of attacks is TCP/IP hijacking?
A. Birthday B. ARP poisoning C. MAC flooding D. Man-in-the-middle |
D
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Which of the following ports does SNMP run on?
A. 25 B. 110 C. 161 D. 443 |
C
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Which of the following is a collection of servers that is setup to attract hackers?
A. DMZ B. Honeypot C. Honeynet D. VLAN |
C
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Which of the following could be used to determine which flags are set in a TCP/IP handshake?
A. FIN/RST B. SYN/ACK C. Protocol analyzer D. Network mapper |
C
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Which of the following would be the BEST choice to ensure only ports 25, 80 and 443 were open from outside of the network?
A. Firewall B. DMZ C. VLAN D. Proxy |
A
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Which of the following media is LEAST susceptible to a tap being placed on the line?
A. Fiber B. UTP C. STP D. Coaxial |
A
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Which of the following is responsible for establishing trust models?
A. The firewall B. The information security officer C. The certificate authority D. The key escrow agent |
C
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Which of the following allows attackers to gain control over the web camera of a system?
A. ActiveX component B. SQL injection C. Cross-site scripting D. XML |
A
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Which of the following type of attacks sends out numerous MAC resolution requests to create a buffer overflow attack?
A. Smurf B. ARP poisoning C. DDoS D. DNS poisoning |
B
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Which of the following would a former employee MOST likely plant on a server that is not traceable?
A. Worm B. Logic bomb C. Trojan D. Virus |
B
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Which of the following would be MOST effective in stopping phishing attempts?
A. Antivirus B. User training C. NIDS D. HIDS |
B
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Which of the following consists of markings outside a building that indicate the connection speed of a nearby unsecured wireless network?
A. War driving B. War chalking C. Blue jacking D. Bluesnarfing |
B
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Which of the following would be of MOST interest to someone that is dumpster diving?
A. User education manual B. Business card of computer contractor C. List of expired usernames D. Receipts from the supply store |
B
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Which of the following could involve moving physical locations every two years to help mitigate security risks?
A. Implicit deny B. Least privilege C. Job rotation D. Separation of duties |
C
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Which of the following could be used to capture website GET requests?
A. Port scanner B. Protocol analyzer C. Network mapper D. Vulnerability scanner |
B
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Which of the following does the process of least privilege fall under?
A. Integrity B. Non-repudiation C. Confidentiality D. Availability |
C
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Which of the following hashing algorithms is the LEAST secure?
A. SHA-1 B. LANMAN C. NTLM D. MD5 |
B
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Which of the following is the MOST secure transmission algorithm?
A. 3DES B. TKIP C. AES256 D. AES |
D
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Which of the following protocols is used for encryption between email servers?
A. TLS B. PPTP C. L2TP D. S/MIME |
A
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Which of the following scenarios would a penetration test BEST be used for?
A. When providing a proof of concept demonstration for a vulnerability B. While in the reconnaissance phase C. When performing network mapping D. When conducting performance monitoring |
A
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Which of the following would be the easiest to use in detection of a DDoS attack?
A. Performance monitor B. Application log C. System log D. Protocol analyzer |
A
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Which of the following implements the strongest hashing algorithm?
A. NTLMv2 B. NTLM C. VLAN D. LANMAN |
A
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Which of the following is BEST used to determine whether network utilization is abnormal?
A. Security log B. Performance baseline C. Application log D. Systems monitor |
B
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Which of the following is the BEST solution to implement to reduce unsolicited email?
A. Pop-up blocker B. Anti-spam C. Antivirus D. Personal software firewall |
B
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Identification is a critical component of the authentication process because it is:
A. used to confirm the privileges of a user. B. when the user is verifieD. C. when the user is authorizeD. D. used to prevent authorized access. |
B
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Identity proofing occurs during which phase of identification and authentication?
A. Testing B. Verification C. Authentication D. Identification |
D
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Which of the following BEST describes the practice of dumpster diving?
A. Sorting through the garbage of an organization to obtain information used for configuration management. B. Sorting through the garbage of an organization to obtain information used for a subsequent attack. C. Sorting through the trash of an organization to obtain information found on their intranet. D. Sorting through the trash of an organization to recover an old user ID badge previously used for an attack. |
B
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Implementation of proper environmental controls should be considered by administrators when recommending facility security controls because of which of the following?
A. Proper environmental controls provide redundancy to the facility. B. Proper environmental controls help ensure availability of IT systems. C. Proper environmental controls make authentication simpler. D. Proper environmental controls provide integrity to IT systems. |
B
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An administrator is asked to recommend the most secure transmission mediA. Which of the following should be recommended?
A. Unshielded twisted pair cable B. Fiber optic cable C. Ethernet CAT5 cable D. Coaxial cable |
B
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An administrator is selecting a device to secure an internal network segment from traffic external to the segment. Which of the following devices could be selected to provide security to the network segment?
A. NIPS B. HIDS C. Internet content filter D. DMZ |
A
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Which of the following devices should be deployed to protect a network against attacks launched from a business to business intranet? (Select TWO).
A. NIPS B. Content filter C. HIPS D. Firewall E. NIDS |
A, D
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To prevent the use of previously issued PKI credentials which have expired or otherwise become invalid, administrators should always design programs to check which of the following?
A. PKI B. CRL C. Escrow D. CA |
B
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To prevent the use of stolen PKI certificates on web servers, which of the following should anadministrator ensure is available to their web servers?
A. Registration B. CA C. CRL D. Key escrow |
C
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Which of the following describes an implementation of PKI where a copy of a users private key is stored to provide third party access and to facilitate recovery operations?
A. Registration B. Recovery agent C. Key escrow D. Asymmetric |
C
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A security administrator has been asked to deploy a biometric authentication system in a corporation. Which of the following devices is the MOST reliable and has the lowest cross over error rate?
A. Iris scanner B. Handprint scanner C. Retina scanner D. Fingerprint scanner |
C
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To increase the security of the network authentication process, an administrator decides to implement three-factor authentication. Which of the following authentication combinations is a three-factor system?
A. A PKI enabled smart card, strong password and 12-digit PIN B. A retina scanner, PKI enabled smart card and a six-digit PIN C. A fingerprint scanner, PKI enabled smart card and badge proximity reader D. An Iris scanner, a user generated pass phrase and a palm reader |
B
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To facilitate compliance with the Internet use portion of the corporate acceptable use policy, an administrator implements a series of proxy servers and firewalls. The administrator further recommends installation of software based firewalls on each host on the network. Which of the following would have provided an alternative simpler solution?
A. Internet content filter B. Hardware IDS C. Software HIPS D. DMZ |
A
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The marketing department wants to distribute pens with embedded USB drives to clients. In the past this client has been victimized by social engineering attacks which led to a loss of sensitive datA. The security administrator advises the marketing department not to distribute the USB pens due to which of the following?
A. The risks associated with the large capacity of USB drives and their concealable nature B. The security costs associated with securing the USB drives over time C. The cost associated with distributing a large volume of the USB pens D. The security risks associated with combining USB drives and cell phones on a network |
A
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USB drives create a potential security risk due to which of the following?
A. Operating system incompatibility B. Large storage capacity C. Widespread use D. Potential for software introduction |
D
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As a best practice, risk assessments should be based upon which of the following?
A. A qualitative measurement of risk and impact B. A survey of annual loss, potential threats and asset value C. A quantitative measurement of risk, impact and asset value D. An absolute measurement of threats |
C
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Which of the following is a cryptographic hash function?
A. RSA B. SHA C. RC4 D. ECC |
B
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From a security standpoint, which of the following is the BEST reason to implement performance monitoring applications on network systems?
A. To detect network intrusions from external attackers B. To detect integrity degradations to network attached storage C. To detect host intrusions from external networks D. To detect availability degradations caused by attackers |
D
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All of the following are methods used to conduct risk assessments EXCEPT:
A. penetration tests. B. security audits. C. vulnerability scans. D. disaster exercises. |
D
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After conducting a risk assessment, the main focus of an administrator should be which of the following?
A. To report the results of the assessment to the users B. To ensure all threats are mitigated C. To ensure all vulnerabilities are eliminated D. To ensure risk mitigation activities are implemented |
D
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Which of the following is a BEST practice when implementing a new system?
A. Disable unneeded services. B. Use group policies. C. Implement open source alternatives. D. Use default installations. |
A
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When installing and securing a new system for a home user which of the following are best practices? (Select THREE).
A. Use a strong firewall. B. Block inbound access to port 80 C. Apply all system patches. D. Use input validation. E. Install remote control softwarE. F. Apply all service packs. |
A, C, F
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Which of the following describes a logic bomb?
A. A piece of malicious code that can spread on its own B. A piece of malicious code that is concealed from all detection C. A piece of malicious code that executes based on an event or date D. A piece of malicious code that exploits a race condition |
C
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Which of the following is a prerequisite for privilege escalation to occur?
A. The attacker has to create their own zero day attack for privilege escalation. B. The attacker must already have physical access to the system. C. The attacker must use a rootkit in conjunction with privilege escalation. D. The attacker must have already gained entry into the system. |
D
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Which of the following is an example of an attack that executes once a year on a certain date?
A. Virus B. Worm C. Logic bomb D. Rootkit |
C
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Which of the following is the GREATEST threat to highly secure environments?
A. Network attached storage B. BIOS configuration C. RSA256 D. USB devices |
D
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Management has asked a technician to prevent data theft through the use of portable drives. Which of the following should the technician implement?
A. Install a CCTV system. B. Use security templates. C. Implement a biometric system. D. Disable USB drives. |
D
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A technician has been informed that many of the workstations on the network are flooding servers. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this?
A. Worm B. Logic bomb C. Virus D. Spam |
A
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Which of the following BEST describes a way to prevent buffer overflows?
A. Apply all security patches to workstations. B. Apply security templates enterprise widE. C. Apply group policy management techniques. D. Monitor P2P program usage through content filters. |
A
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Which of the following is a security reason to implement virtualization throughout the network
infrastructure? A. To analyze the various network traffic with protocol analyzers B. To centralize the patch management of network servers C. To isolate the various network services and roles D. To implement additional network services at a lower cost |
C
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Which of the following is a reason to use a Faraday cage?
A. To allow wireless usage B. To minimize weak encryption C. To mitigate data emanation D. To find rogue access points |
C
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Weak encryption is a common problem with which of the following wireless protocols?
A. WPA2-Enterprise B. WEP C. WPA2-Personal D. WPA |
B
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Which of the following describes a tool used by organizations to verify whether or not a staff member has been involved in malicious activity?
A. Mandatory vacations B. Implicit deny C. Implicit allow D. Time of day restrictions |
A
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Which of the following is a cross-training technique where organizations minimize collusion amongst staff?
A. Least privilege B. Job rotation C. Cross-site scripting D. Separation of duties |
B
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Which of the following will allow a technician to restrict a users access to the GUI?
A. Access control lists B. Group policy implementation C. Use of logical tokens D. Password policy enforcement |
B
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Which of the following is the MOST common logical access control method?
A. Access control lists B. Usernames and password C. Multifactor authentication D. Security ID badges |
B
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Which of the following verifies control for granting access in a PKI environment?
A. System administrator B. Certificate authority C. Recovery agent D. Certificate revocation list |
B
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Which of the following explains the difference between a public key and a private key?
A. The public key is only used by the client while the private key is available to all. Both keys are mathematically relateD. B. The private key only decrypts the data while the public key only encrypts the datA. Both keys are mathematically relateD. C. The private key is commonly used in symmetric key decryption while the public key is used in asymmetric key decryption. D. The private key is only used by the client and kept secret while the public key is available to all. |
D
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Which of the following is a countermeasure when power must be delivered to critical systems no matter what?
A. Backup generator B. Redundant power supplies C. Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) D. Warm site |
A
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Which of the following is the MOST important step to conduct during a risk assessment of computing systems?
A. The identification of USB drives B. The identification of missing patches C. The identification of mantraps D. The identification of disgruntled staff members |
B
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Which of the following tools will allow a technician to detect security-related TCP connection anomalies?
A. Logical token B. Performance monitor C. Public key infrastructure D. Trusted platform module |
B
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Which of the following monitoring methodologies will allow a technician to determine when there is a security related problem that results in an abnormal condition?
A. Signature-based B. NIDS C. Anomaly-based D. NIPS |
C
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Which of the following systems is BEST to use when monitoring application activity and
modification? A. RADIUS B. OVAL C. HIDS D. NIDS |
C
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Which of the following is the MOST important thing to consider when implementing an IDS solution?
A. The cost of the device B. Distinguishing between false negatives C. Distinguishing between false positives D. The personnel to interpret results |
D
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Which of the following is the FIRST step in the implementation of an IDS?
A. Decide on the typE. B. Decide on the model. C. Purchase the equipment. D. Document the existing network. |
D
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Which of the following encryption algorithms is used for encryption and decryption of data?
A. MD5 B. SHA-1 C. NTLM D. RC5 |
D
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Which of the following are the authentication header modes?
A. Encrypt and Route B. Transport and Tunnel C. Tunnel and Encrypt D. Transport and Encrypt |
B
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Which of the following would a technician use to check data integrity?
A. Digital signature algorithm B. Encapsulating security protocol C. Rivest cipher 4 D. Message authentication code |
D
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Which of the following are the functions of asymmetric keys?
A. Decrypt, decipher, encode and encrypt B. Sign, validate, encrypt and verify C. Decrypt, validate, encode and verify D. Encrypt, sign, decrypt and verify |
D
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Which of the following is the purpose of the AH?
A. Provides non-repudiation B. Provides integrity C. Provides authorization D. Provides confidentiality |
B
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Which of the following describes the insertion of additional bytes of data into a packet?
A. Header injection B. TCP hijacking C. Encapsulating D. Padding |
D
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Which of the following is true regarding authentication headers (AH)?
A. The authentication information is a keyed hash based on all of the bytes in the packet. B. The authentication information hash will increase by one if the bytes remain the same on transfer. C. The authentication information hash will remain the same if the bytes change on transfer. D. The authentication information may be the same on different packets if the integrity remains in placE. |
A
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Which of the following will allow wireless access to network resources based on certain ports?
A. 80211n B. 80211g C. 8021x D. 80211a |
C
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The method of controlling how and when users can connect in from home is called which of the following?
A. Remote access policy B. Terminal access control C. Virtual Private Networking (VPN) D. Remote authentication |
A
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Which of the following is the main limitation with biometric devices?
A. The false rejection rate B. They are expensive and complex C. They can be easily fooled or bypassed D. The error human factor |
B
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Who is ultimately responsible for the amount of residual risk?
A. The senior management B. The security technician C. The organizations security officer D. The DRP coordinator |
A
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Which of the following typically use IRC for command and control activities?
A. Trojan B. Logic bombs C. Worms D. Botnets |
D
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When designing a firewall policy, which of the following should be the default action?
A. Least privilege B. Implicit allow C. DMZ D. Implicit deny |
D
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If hashing two different files creates the same result, which of the following just occurred?
A. A duplication B. A collision C. A pseudo-random event D. Amirror |
B
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Which of the following type of protection is hashing used to provide?
A. Integrity B. Cryptographic randomness C. Collision D. Confidentiality |
A
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All of the following are part of the disaster recovery plan EXCEPT:
A. obtaining management buy-in. B. identifying all assets. C. system backups. D. patch management softwarE. |
D
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Which of the following is MOST likely to make a disaster recovery exercise valuable?
A. Revising the disaster recovery plan during the exercise B. Conducting intricate, large-scale mock exercises C. Learning from the mistakes of the exercise D. Management participation |
C
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Which of the following allows directory permissions to filter down through the sub-directory hierarchy?
A. Impedance B. Inheritance C. Mirroring D. Replication |
B
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Which of the following access control models BEST follows the concept of separation of duties?
A. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) B. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) C. Rule-base access control (RBAC) D. Role-based access control (RBAC) |
D
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Which of the following would MOST likely prevent a PC application from accessing the network?
A. Virtualization B. Host-based firewall C. Antivirus D. HIDS |
B
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A technician is investigating intermittent switch degradation. The issue only seems to occur when the buildings roof air conditioning system runs. Which of the following would reduce the connectivity issues?
A. Adding a heat deflector B. Redundant HVAC systems C. Shielding D. Add a wireless network |
C
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A technician tracks the integrity of certain files on the server. Which of the following algorithms provide this ability?
A. SHA-1 B. 3DES C. XOR D. AES |
A
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Which of the following describes the standard load for all systems?
A. Configuration baseline B. Group policy C. Patch management D. Security template |
A
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When testing a newly released patch, a technician should do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. verify the integrity of the patch. B. deploy immediately using Patch Management. C. verify the patch is relevant to the system. D. test it in a non-production environment. |
B
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A botnet zombie is using HTTP traffic to encapsulate IRC traffiC. Which of the following would detect this encapsulated traffic?
A. Vulnerability scanner B. Proxy server C. Anomaly-based IDS D. Rootkit |
C
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Documentation review, log review, rule-set review, system configuration review, network sniffing, and file integrity checking are examples of:
A. active security testing techniques. B. invasive security testing techniques. C. black box testing techniques. D. passive security testing techniques. |
D
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To determine whether a system is properly documented and to gain insight into the systems security aspects that are only available through documentation is the purpose of:
A. hybrid security testing techniques. B. active security testing techniques. C. passive security testing techniques. D. invasive security testing techniques. |
C
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Which of the following BEST describes external security testing?
A. Conducted from outside the perimeter switch but inside the firewall B. Conducted from outside the building that hosts the organizations servers C. Conducted from outside the organizations security perimeter D. Conducted from outside the perimeter switch but inside the border router |
C
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Port scanners can identify all of the following EXCEPT:
A. applications. B. operating systems. C. vulnerabilities. D. active hosts. |
C
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All of the following are limitations of a vulnerability scanner EXCEPT:
A. it only uncovers vulnerabilities for active systems. B. it generates a high false-positive error ratE. C. it relies on a repository of signatures. D. it generates less network traffic than port scanning. |
D
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Which of the following can BEST aid in preventing a phishing attack?
A. Implementing two-factor authentication B. Enabling complex password policies C. Conducting user awareness training D. Requiring the use of stronger encryption |
C
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A travel reservation company conducts the majority of its transactions through a public facing website. Any downtime to this website results in substantial financial damage for the company. One web server is connected to several distributed database servers. Which of the following describes this scenario?
A. Warm site B. Proxy server C. RAID D. Single point of failure |
D
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Which of the following is MOST commonly used to secure a web browsing session?
A. SHTTP B. SSH C. HTTPS D. S/MIME |
C
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One of the reasons that DNS attacks are so universal is DNS services are required for a computer to access:
A. WLANs. B. the Internet. C. LANs. D. WANs. |
B
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One of the security benefits to using virtualization technology is:
A. if an instance is compromised the damage can be compartmentalizeD. B. applying a patch to the server automatically patches all instances. C. if one instance is compromised no other instances can be compromiseD. D. virtual instances are not affected by conventional port scanning techniques. |
A
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A virtual server implementation attack that affects the:
A. OS kernel will affect all virtual instances. B. disk partition will affect all virtual instances. C. system registry will affect all virtual instances. D. RAM will affect all virtual instances. |
D
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An administrator wants to set up a new web server with a static NAT. Which of the following is the BEST reason for implementing NAT?
A. Publishes the organizations internal network addressing scheme B. Publishes the organizations external network addressing scheme C. Hides the organizations internal network addressing scheme D. Hides the organizations external network addressing scheme |
C
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Which of the following is the BEST reason for an administrator to use port address translation (PAT) instead of NAT on a new corporate mail gateway?
A. PAT provides the mail gateway with protection on port 24 B. PAT allows external users to access the mail gateway on random ports. C. PAT provides the mail gateway with protection on port 25 D. PAT allows external users to access the mail gateway on pre-selected ports. |
D
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Which of the following describes a static NAT?
A. A static NAT uses a one to many mapping. B. A static NAT uses a many to one mapping. C. A static NAT uses a many to many mapping. D. A static NAT uses a one to one mapping. |
D
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Which of the following if disabled will MOST likely reduce, but not eliminate the risk of VLAN jumping?
A. LAN manager B. ARP caching C. DTP on all ports D. TACACS |
C
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An administrator is concerned that PCs on the internal network may be acting as zombies participating in external DDoS attacks. Which of the following could BEST be used to confirm the administrators suspicions?
A. HIDS logs B. Proxy logs C. AV server logs D. Firewall logs |
D
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Restricting access to files based on the identity of the user or group is an example of which of the
following? A. CRL B. PKI C. MAC D. DAC |
D
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Restricting access to files based on the identity of the user or group and security classification of the information is an example of which of the following?
A. RBAC B. DAC C. NTFS D. MAC |
D
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A new Internet content filtering device installed in a large financial institution allows IT
administrators to log in and manage the device, but not the content filtering policy. Only the IT security operation staff can modify policies on the Internet filtering devicE. Which of the following is this an example of? A. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) B. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) C. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) D. Discretionary Access Control (DAC) |
A
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Which of the following would BEST describe a disaster recovery plan (DRP)?
A. Addresses the recovery of an organizations business documentation B. Addresses the recovery of an organizations email C. Addresses the recovery of an organizations backup site D. Addresses the recovery of an organizations IT infrastructure |
D
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Which of the following is the primary objective of a business continuity plan (BCP)?
A. Addresses the recovery of an organizations business operations B. Addresses the recovery of an organizations business payroll system C. Addresses the recovery of an organizations business facilities D. Addresses the recovery of an organizations backup site |
A
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A software manufacturer discovered a design flaw in a new application. Rather than recall the software, management decided to continue manufacturing the product with the flaw. Which of the following risk management strategies was adopted by management?
A. Risk mitigation B. Risk avoidance C. Risk acceptance D. Risk transfer |
C
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Which of the following BEST describes an application or string of code that cannot automatically spread from one system to another but is designed to spread from file to file?
A. Adware B. Worm C. Botnet D. Virus |
D
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Which of the following is considered an independent program that can copy itself from one system to another and its main purpose is to damage data or affect system performance?
A. Virus B. Worm C. Spam D. Spyware |
B
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All of the following are considered malware EXCEPT:
A. spam. B. Trojan. C. virus. D. logical bombs. |
A
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Which of the following NIDS configurations is solely based on specific network traffic?
A. Host-based B. Behavior-based C. Anomaly-based D. Signature-based |
D
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Which of the following only looks at header information of network traffic?
A. Internet content filter B. Packet filter C. Application firewall D. Hybrid firewall |
B
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Which of the following access control methods could the administrator implement because of constant hiring of new personnel?
A. Rule-based B. Role-based C. Discretionary D. Decentralized |
B
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When using a single sign-on method, which of the following could adversely impact the entire network?
A. Workstation B. Biometrics C. Web server D. Authentication server |
D
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RADIUS uses all of the following authentication protocols EXCEPT:
A. PAP. B. CHAP. C. EAP. D. L2TP. |
D
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A HIDS is installed to monitor which of following?
A. CPU performance B. NIC performance C. System files D. Temporary Internet files |
C
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Which of the following intrusion detection systems uses statistical analysis to detect intrusions?
A. Signature B. Honeynet C. Anomaly D. Knowledge |
C
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Which of the following intrusion detection systems uses well defined models of how an attack occurs?
A. Protocol B. Behavior C. Signature D. Anomaly |
C
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Which of the following is a system that will automate the deployment of updates to workstations and servers?
A. Service pack B. Remote access C. Patch management D. Installer package |
C
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A user is concerned with the security of their laptops BIOS. The user does not want anyone to be able to access control functions except themselves. Which of the following will make the BIOS more secure?
A. Password B. Encrypt the hard drive C. Create an access-list D. Flash the BIOS |
A
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Which of the following is a method to apply system security settings to all workstations at once?
A. Policy analyzer B. Patch management C. Configuration baseline D. A security template |
D
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Which of the following would be a method of securing the web browser settings on all network workstations?
A. Internet content filter B. Group policy C. Control panel D. P2P software |
B
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Which of the following is a limitation of a HIDS?
A. It does not capture MAC addresses. B. Someone must manually review the logs. C. It requires an open port on the firewall. D. They are difficult to install. |
B
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A technician has implemented a new network attached storage solution for a client. The technician has created many shares on the storagE. Which of the following is the MOST secure way to assign permissions?
A. Separation of duties B. Full control C. Authentication D. Least privilege |
D
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Which of the following is an example of a trust model?
A. SSL/TLS B. Internet key exchange C. Recovery agent D. Managing the CA relationships |
D
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Which of the following is the common mail format for digitally signed and encrypted messages?
A. SMTP B. SSL C. MIME D. S/MIME |
D
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Which of the following is the common way of implementing cryptography on network devices for encapsulating traffic between the device and the host managing them?
A. S/MIME B. SNMP C. SSH D. SMTP |
C
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When an IDS is configured to match a specific traffic pattern, then which of the following is this referring to?
A. Signature-based B. Anomaly-based C. Heuristic-based D. Behavior-based |
A
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Which of the following describes penetration testing?
A. Simulating an actual attack on a network B. Hacking into a network for malicious reasons C. Detecting active intrusions D. Establishing a security baseline |
A
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An application that gets downloaded onto a system by appearing to be a useful tool for cleaning out duplicate contacts in a users emails would be considered:
A. spyware. B. spam. C. a worm. D. a Trojan. |
D
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Installing an application on every desktop in a companys network that watches for possible
intrusions would be an example of: A. a HIDS. B. a personal software firewall. C. hardening. D. a NIDS. |
A
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An administrator suspects an issue retrieving files on the network and accesses the file servers performance monitor to check the results against:
A. the performance baselinE. B. yesterdays performancE. C. the system monitor. D. the manufacturers websitE. |
A
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An administrator runs a tool checking SMTP, DNS, POP3, and ICMP packets on the network. This is an example of which of the following?
A. A port scanner B. A protocol analyzer C. A vulnerability scan D. A penetration test |
B
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A company runs a backup after each shift and the main concern is how quickly the backups are completed between shifts. Recovery time should be kept to a minimum. The administrator decides that backing up all the data that has changed during the last shift is the best way to go. This would be considered a:
A. differential backup. B. incremental backup. C. shadow copy. D. full backup. |
A
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Users should be able to access their email and several secure applications from any workstation on the network. Additionally, the administrator has implemented an authentication system requiring the use of a username, password, and a company issued smart card. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Three factor authentication B. SSO C. ACL D. Least privilege |
B
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Both the client and the server authenticate before exchanging datA. This is an example of:
A. biometrics. B. multifactor authentication. C. mutual authentication. D. SSO. |
C
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Which of the following could be used to institute a tunneling protocol for security?
A. IPX/SPX B. EAP C. IPSec D. FTP |
C
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Which of the following is an encryption program used to secure email and voice over the Internet?
A. PGP B. S/MIME C. ECC D. Blowfish |
A
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Which of the following is used for securing communication between a client and a server?
A. NTLM B. SHA-1 C. MD5 D. SMTP |
A
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Which of the following processes are used to monitor and protect the DNS server?
A. Ping the DNS server every minute to verify connectivity. B. Use personal firewalls to block port 53 C. Check DNS records regularly. D. Set PTR records to purge daily. |
C
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Which of the following is the MOST effective method for stopping a phishing attempt?
A. Up-to-date antivirus definitions B. Paper shredders C. User education D. SPAM filters |
C
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A corporation has a contractual obligation to provide a certain amount of system uptime to a client. Which of the following is this contract an example of?
A. PII B. SLA C. Due diligence D. Redundancy |
B
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Which of the following would allow for a network to remain operational after a T1 failure?
A. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) B. Redundant ISP C. Redundant servers D. RAID 5 drive array |
B
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Which of the following asymmetric encryption algorithms was utilized FIRST?
B. Serpent C. Whirlpool D. DES |
D
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A ticket granting server is an important concept in which of the following authentication models?
A. PAP B. RADIUS C. Kerberos D. CHAP |
C
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Which of the following is an example of two-factor authentication?
A. User ID and password B. Smart card and PIN C. Fingerprint reader and iris scanner D. Smart card and ID badge |
B
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Which of the following could physically damage a device if a long term failure occurred?
A. OVAL B. HVAC C. Battery backup system D. Shielding |
B
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Which of the following is the easiest way to disable a 10Base2 network?
A. Introduce crosstalk. B. Install a zombiE. C. Remove a terminator. D. Remove a vampire tap. |
C
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Which of the following is the BEST method for securing the data on a coaxial network?
A. Weld all terminators to the cable ends. B. Run all cables through a conduit. C. Make sure all terminators are groundeD. D. Run all new cables parallel to existing alternating current (AC) cabling. |
B
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Which of the following is the weakest password?
A. Indu5tr1als B. F%r3Walke3r C. C0mpt!a2**8 D. P^s5W0rd |
A
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Which of the following is the GREATEST security risk regarding removable storage?
A. Integrity of data B. Not enough space available C. Availability of data D. Confidentiality of data |
D
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Which of the following mimics a legitimate program in order to steal sensitive data?
A. Botnet B. Worm C. Spam D. Trojan |
D
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Which of the following allows for a user to have only the minimum level of access required for their job duties?
A. Least privilege B. Privilege escalation C. Job rotation D. Implicit deny |
A
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manager needs to control employee overtimE. Which of the following would BEST allow for the manager to control when the employees are on the network?
A. Access control list B. User account expiration C. Time of day restriction D. Domain password policy |
C
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Which of the following BEST describes hashing?
A. Encrypting the data payload and computing a unique mathematic identifier in order to detect change during transport. B. Computing a unique mathematic identifier in order to prevent change during transport. C. Encrypting the data payload and computing a unique mathematic identifier in order to prevent change during transport. Computing a unique mathematic identifier in order to detect change during transport. |
D
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Which of the following is MOST likely to crash a workstation?
A. Vulnerability assessment B. Protocol analyzer C. Penetration test D. Network mapper |
C
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Which of the following is the critical piece of an encrypted communication that must be kept secret?
A. The key exchange algorithm B. The initial salt value C. The encryption algorithm D. The final CRC of the key packet |
B
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A PC is rejecting push updates from the server; all other PCs on the network are accepting the updates successfully. Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?
A. Pop-up blocker B. Local firewall C. Password expiration D. Anti-spyware |
B
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Which of the following describes an encrypted connection across public communication lines?
A. TACACS B. VPN C. EAP D. CHAP |
B
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After a period of high employee turnover, which of the following should be implemented?
A. A review of NTLM hashes on the domain servers B. A review of group policies C. A review of user access and rights D. A review of storage and retention policies |
C
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All PCs in a network share a single administrator ID and passworD. When the administrator attempts to remotely control a users PC the attempt fails.Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?
A. The antivirus settings on the local PC B. The antivirus settings on the remote PC C. The HIPS on the remote PC D. The HIPS on the local PC |
C
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All of the following are considered key exchange protocols EXCEPT:
A. Diffie-Hellman. B. KEA. C. RSA. D. SAFER. |
D
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Which of the following keys is generally applied FIRST to a message digest to provide nonrepudiation using asymmetric cryptography?
A. Private key of the receiver B. Private key of the sender C. Public key of the sender D. Public key of the receiver |
B
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Which of the following describes a weakness of the hash functions?
A. Collision B. Birthday attack C. Collusion D. Man-in-the-middle |
A
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All of the following are organizational policies that reduce the impact of fraud EXCEPT:
A. separation of duties. B. password complexity rules. C. job rotation. D. escorting procedures. |
B
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A technician is conducting a forensics analysis on a computer system. Which of the following should be done FIRST?
A. Look for hidden files. B. Analyze temporary files. C. Get a binary copy of the system. D. Search for Trojans. |
C
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A technician noticed a remote attack taking place on a system. Which of the following should be
done FIRST? A. Contain the attack. B. Respond to the attacker. C. Disconnect the system from the network. D. Follow the incident management procedure in placE. |
D
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Which of the following IDS generally follows a learning process?
A. Anomaly-based IDS B. Signature-based IDS C. Event-based IDS D. Rule-based IDS |
A
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Which of the following algorithms is faster when encrypting data?
A. Symmetric key algorithms B. Public key algorithms C. Whole disk encryption algorithms D. Asymmetric key algorithms |
A
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Which of the following is a reason why DNS logs should be archived?
A. For complying with payment card industry (PCI) requirements B. For complying with PII requirements C. For use in disaster recovery of the DNS server D. For use in an investigation in the future |
D
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Which of the following is a best practice for securing log files?
A. Copy or save the logs to a remote log server. B. Log all failed and successful login attempts. C. Deny administrators all access to log files to prevent write failures. D. Change security settings to avoid corruption. |
A
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Which of the following logs shows when the workstation was last shutdown?
A. DHCP B. Security C. Access D. System |
D
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Which of the following is a best practice auditing procedure?
A. Mitigate vulnerabilities B. Review user access and rights C. Set strong password requirements D. Draft an email retention policy |
B
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Which of the following tools is commonly used to detect security anomalies on a host?
A. A file system integrity checker B. A TACACS+ implementation C. A remote protocol analyzer D. A network mapper |
A
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Snort, TCPDump and Wireshark are commonly used for which of the following?
A. Port scanning B. Host monitoring C. DDOS attacks D. Network sniffing |
D
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Which of the following would typically require the use of a network protocol analyzer?
A. Determining who logged on to a machine last night atmidnight B. Determining how many users are logged onto the domain controller C. Determining why authentication between two machines failed D. Determining what the speed is on the external interface of a firewall |
C
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Which of the following security related anomalies are MOST likely to be detected by a protocol
analyzer? A. Many malformed or fragmented packets B. Decryption of encrypted network traffic C. Disabled network interface on a server D. Passive sniffing of local network traffic |
A
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Users and computers are generally grouped into domains for security purposes.Which of the following is a common attribute used to determine which domain a user or computer belongs to?
A. MAC address B. Location C. Password D. OS |
B
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Malware that uses virtualization techniques can be difficult to detect because of which of the
following? A. A portion of the malware may have been removed by the IDS. B. The malware may be using a Trojan to infect the system. C. The malware may be implementing a proxy server for command and control. D. The malware may be running at a more privileged level than the antivirus softwarE. |
D
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Which of the following is a reason why virtualization techniques are often used to implement honeynet?
A. To reduce the number of physical devices needed B. To hide the encryption being used in the honeynet C. To slow the intruders network connection speed D. To reduce the number of connections allowed |
A
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Which of the following is an industry standard for remote logging?
A. ipfilter B. RDP C. rlogin D. syslog |
D
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Audit trails are used for which of the following?
A. Availability B. Accountability C. Authorization D. Continuity |
B
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Which of the following can be used to centrally manage security settings?
A. Cross-site scripting B. Group policy C. Service pack D. NIDS |
B
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Which of the following is a best practice disaster recovery strategy?
A. Use a reciprocal agreement. B. Spend at least 5% of the IT budget. C. Hire an independent consultant. D. Test the recovery plan. |
D
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Which of the following activities is MOST closely associated with DLL injection?
A. Penetration testing B. Network mapping C. Vulnerability assessment D. SQL servers |
A
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Which of the following is true about penetration testing or vulnerability assessments?
A. Vulnerability assessment verifies incidence response B. Penetration testing removes malware if found during a scan C. Vulnerability assessment exploits a weakness in a system D. Penetration testing exploits a vulnerability |
D
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Which of the following is a security risk of not password protecting the BIOS?
A. The system may be changed to boot from alternative mediA. B. The antivirus software will not run because it needs a BIOS passworD. C. A virus may corrupt the SCSI settings and the system will not boot. D. The authentication system may be subverteD. |
A
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Executing proper logging procedures would be the proper course of action in which of the following scenarios? (Select TWO).
A. Need to prevent access to a file or folder B. Need to know which files have been accessed C. Need to know who is logging on to the system D. Need to prevent users from logging on to the system E. Need to capture monitor network traffic in real time |
B, C
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Executing proper logging procedures would facilitate which of the following requirements?
A. Ignore suspicious queries to the DNS server. B. Investigate suspicious queries to the DNS server. C. Block suspicious queries to the DNS server. D. Monitor suspicious queries to the DNS server in real timE. |
B
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Which of the following is a concern when setting logging to a debug level?
A. The log may fill up with extraneous information. B. The device or application will only operate in test modE. C. Some important events will not get loggeD. D. The events may not contain enough details. |
A
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Which of the following should be considered when executing proper logging procedures? (Select
TWO). A. The information that is needed to reconstruct events B. The number of disasters that may occur in one year C. The password requirements for user accounts D. The virtual memory allocated on the log server E. The amount of disk space required |
A, E
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Which of the following malicious activities might leave traces in a DNS log file?
A. Hijacking B. Poisoning C. Caching D. Phishing |
B
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Which of the following NAC scanning types is the LEAST intrusive to the client?
A. Open ID B. Agent based C. Agentless D. ActiveX |
C
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Common settings configured on an Internet content filtering device are database update settings, log settings and which of the following?
A. False positive threshold B. Content rules C. Anomaly settings D. Performance settings |
B
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Which of the following activities commonly involves feedback from departmental managers or
human resources? A. Clearing cookies from the browser B. Resetting an employee password C. User access and rights review D. Setting system performance baseline |
C
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While auditing a list of active user accounts, which of the following may be revealed?
A. Accounts with weak passwords B. Passwords with dictionary words C. Passwords that are blank D. Accounts that need to be removed |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST option for securing an email infrastructure?
A. Set up an email proxy on the Internet and an email server in the internal network. B. Set up an email proxy on the Internet and an email server in the DMZ. C. Set up the email server in a DMZ. D. Set up an email proxy in the DMZ and the email server in the internal network. |
D
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Which of the following provides the BEST mechanism for non-repudiation?
A. Encryption B. Message digests C. Digital signatures D. Message authentication codes |
C
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Which of the following is the BEST logical access control method for controlling system access on teams working in shifts?
A. Separation of duties B. Job rotation C. Time of day restrictions D. Least privilege |
C
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Which of the following key types does Kerberos use?
A. Ticket Grating Service B. Symmetric keys C. Asymmetric keys D. Key Distribution Center |
C
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Which of the following are recommended security measures when implementing system logging procedures? (Select TWO).
A. Perform a binary copy of the system. B. Apply retention policies on the log files. C. Collect system temporary files. D. Perform hashing of the log files. E. Perform CRC checks. |
B, D
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Which of the following should be considered when implementing logging controls on multiple systems? (Select TWO).
A. VLAN segment of the systems B. Systems clock synchronization C. Systems capacity and performance D. External network traffic E. Network security zone of the systems |
B, C
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Which of the following BEST describes actions pertaining to user account reviews? (Select TWO).
A. User account reports are periodically extracted from systems and employment verification is performeD. B. User accounts and their privileges are periodically extracted from systems and reports are kept for auditing purposes. C. User accounts and their privileges are periodically extracted from systems and are reviewed for the appropriate level of authorization. D. User accounts reports are periodically extracted from systems and end users are informed. E. User accounts reports are periodically extracted from systems and user access dates are verified |
A, C
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All of the following are attributes of an x.509 certificate EXCEPT:
A. the symmetric key of the owner. B. the public key of the owner. C. the version of the certificatE. D. the issuer. |
A
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A user complains that pop-up windows continuously appear on their screen with a message stating that they have a virus and offering to see a program that will remove it. The technician is skeptical because the antivirus definitions on the machine are up-to-datE. Which of the following BEST describes what the user is seeing?
A. SQL injection B. Spyware C. Adware D. SMTP open relay |
C
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The GREATEST security concern in regards to data leakage with USB devices is:
A. speeD. B. physical sizE. C. OS compatibility. D. storage capacity. |
B
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Which of the following is the main difference between a substitution cipher and a transposition cipher when used to encode messages?
A. One rearranges and replaces blocks while the other rearranges only. B. One replaces blocks with other blocks while the other rearranges only. C. One replaces blocks while the other rearranges and replaces only. D. One is a symmetric block cipher and the other is asymmetriC. |
B
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All of the following can be found in the document retention policy EXCEPT:
A. type of storage mediA. B. password complexity rules. C. physical access controls. D. retention periods. |
B
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Which of the following reduces effectiveness when deploying and managing NIPS?
A. Encrypting all network traffic B. Continued tuning C. Network placement D. Reviewing the logs |
A
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Which of the following authentication methods prevents a replay attack from occurring?
A. L2TP B. CHAP C. Kerberos D. RADIUS |
C
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To prevent disk integrity errors due to small line-power fluctuations, a system administrator should install which of the following?
A. Voltage regulator B. Line conditioner C. Battery backup D. Redundant power supplies |
B
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Which of the following is the BEST way to mass deploy security configurations to numerous workstations?
A. Security hotfix B. Configuration baseline C. Patch management D. Security templates |
D
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Virtual machines are MOST often used by security researchers for which of the following purposes?
A. To provide a secure virtual environment to conduct online deployments B. To provide a virtual collaboration environment to discuss security research C. To provide an environment where new network applications can be tested D. To provide an environment where malware can be executed with minimal risk to equipment and software |
D
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Which of the following is a password cracker?
A. CORE Impact B. Cain & Abel C. WireShark D. NMAP |
B
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Which of the following characteristics of RAID increases availability?
A. Striping without parity B. Mirroring C. Kiting D. Low cost |
B
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A document shredder will BEST prevent which of the following?
A. Dumpster diving B. Phishing C. Shoulder surfing D. Viruses |
A
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Which of the following would BEST prevent the spread of a hoax?
A. Chain of custody B. User education C. Up-to-date antivirus definitions D. Up-to-date anti-spyware definitions |
B
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Which of the following is a term referring to the situation when a programmer leaves an
unauthorized entry point into a program or system? A. Back door B. Default account C. Poisoning D. Privilege escalation |
A
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Which of the following refers to a system that is unable to accept new TCP connections due to a SYN flood attack?
A. Airsnort B. Smurf C. Teardrop D. DoS |
D
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Which of the following would refer to a key fob with a periodically changing number that is used as
part of the authentication process? A. Installation key B. Biometric device C. Hardware lock D. Physical token |
D
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Which of the following is the MOST common method of one-factor authentication?
A. Smart card and a PIN B. Physical token and a password C. Fingerprint reader D. User ID and password |
D
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An attorney demands to know exactly who had possession of a piece of evidence at a certain time after seizurE. Which of the following documents would provide this?
A. Due diligence B. Chain of custody C. Due process D. Change management |
B
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Which of the following prevents damage to evidence during forensic analysis?
A. Write-only drive connectors B. Drive sanitization tools C. Read-only drive connectors D. Drive recovery tools |
C
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Which of the following is a drawback of using PAP authentication?
A. PAP only authenticates between same vendor servers. B. PAP requires that both workstations mutually authenticatE. C. PAP changes its initialization vector with each packet. D. PAP sends all passwords across the network as clear text. |
D
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Which of the following BEST describes using a third party to store the public and private keys?
A. Public key infrastructure B. Recovery agent C. Key escrow D. Registration authority |
C
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Which of the following requires the server to periodically request authentication from the client?
A. EAP B. CHAP C. WPA2 D. RAS |
B
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A biometric fingerprint scanner is an example of which of the following?
A. Two-factor authentication B. SSO C. Three-factor authentication D. Single-factor authentication |
D
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A user ID, PIN, and a palm scan are all required to authenticate a system. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. SSO B. Two-factor authentication C. Single-factor authentication D. Three-factor authentication |
B
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Which of the following would be disabled to prevent SPIM?
A. P2P B. ActiveX controls C. Instant messaging D. Internet mail |
C
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A user sees an MD5 hash number beside a file that they wish to downloaD. Which of the following BEST describes a hash?
A. A hash is a unique number that is generated based upon the TCP/IP transmission header and should be verified before downloaD. B. A hash is a unique number that is generated based upon the files contents and used as the SSL key during downloaD. C. A hash is a unique number that is generated after the file has been encrypted and used as the SSL key during downloaD. D. A hash is a unique number that is generated based upon the files contents and should be verified after downloaD. |
D
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According to a good disaster recovery plan, which of the following must happen during a power outage before an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) drains its battery?
A. The PKI CA is relocateD. B. The backup generator activates. C. The single point of failure is remedieD. D. Full electrical service is restoreD. |
B
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Which of the following would give a technician the MOST information regarding an external attack on the network?
A. Internet content filter B. Proxy server C. NIDS D. Firewall |
C
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Which of the following would BEST prevent night shift workers from logging in with IDs and passwords stolen from the day shift workers?
A. Account expiration B. Time of day restriction C. Account lockout D. Domain password policy |
B
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Which of the following would BEST ensure that users have complex passwords?
A. ACL B. Domain password policy C. Logical tokens D. Time of day restrictions |
B
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A technician finds that a malicious user has introduced an unidentified virus to a single file on the network. Which of the following would BEST allow for the user to be identified?
A. Access logs B. Performance log C. Firewall logs D. Antivirus logs |
A
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Which of the following would BEST allow an administrator to find the IP address of an external attacker?
A. Antivirus logs B. DNS logs C. Firewall logs D. Performance logs |
C
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After performing a vulnerability analysis and applying a security patch, which of the following nonintrusive actions should an administrator take to verify that the vulnerability was truly removed?
A. Apply a security patch from the vendor. B. Perform a penetration test. C. Repeat the vulnerability scan. D. Update the antivirus definition filE. |
C
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Which of the following could be used by a technician needing to send data while ensuring that any data tampering is easily detectible?
A. NTLM B. LANMAN C. SHA-1 D. AES |
C
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Which of the following BEST allows for a high level of encryption?
A. AES with ECC B. DES with SHA-1 C. PGP with SHA-1 D. 3DES with MD5 |
A
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Which of the following is the primary security risk associated with removable storage?
A. Availability B. Confidentiality C. Injection D. Integrity |
B
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After reading about the vulnerability issues with open SMTP relays, a technician runs
application to see if port 25 is open. This would be considered a: A. network mapper. B. protocol analyzer. C. vulnerability scan. D. port scan. |
D
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A companys accounting application requires users to be administrators for the software to function correctly. Because of the security implications of this, a network administrator builds a user profile which allows the user to still use the application but no longer requires them to have administrator permissions. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. Configuration baseline B. Group policy C. Security template D. Privilege escalation |
C
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Which of the following backup techniques resets the archive bit and allows for the fastest recovery?
A. Full backup B. Shadow copies C. Differential backup D. Incremental backup |
A
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The company policy for availability requires full backups on Sunday and incremental backups each week night at 10 p.m. The file server crashes on Wednesday afternoon; how many tapes will the technician need to restore the data on the file server for Thursday morning?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four |
C
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A company is addressing backup and recovery issues. The company is looking for a compromise between speed of backup and speed of recovery. Which of the following is the BEST recommendation?
A. Full backups every day B. Daily differential backups C. Full backups weekly with differential backups daily D. Weekly differential with incremental backups daily |
C
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Which of the following would define document destruction requirements?
A. ACL B. User access and rights review policies C. Group policy D. Storage and retention policies |
D
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Part of a standard policy for hardening workstations and servers should include applying the company security template and:
A. installing the NIDS. B. closing unnecessary network ports. C. applying all updates, patches and hotfixes immediately. D. disabling SSID broadcast. |
B
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Setting a baseline is required in which of the following? (Select TWO).
A. Anomaly-based monitoring B. NIDS C. Signature-based monitoring D. NIPS E. Behavior-based monitoring |
A, E
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Which of the following hidden programs gathers information with or without the users knowledge with the primary purpose of advertising?
A. Worm B. Trojan C. Spyware D. Virus |
C
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Which of the following provides best practice with a wireless network?
A. WPA B. WPA with RADIUS C. 3DES with RADIUS D. WEP 128-bit |
B
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Which of the following sites has the means (E. g. equipment, software, and communications) to facilitate a full recovery within minutes?
A. Warm site B. Hot site C. Reciprocal site D. Cold site |
B
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When conducting an environmental security assessment, which of the following items should be included in the assessment? (Select THREE).
A. HVAC B. Card access system C. Off-site data storage D. Logical access E. Utilities F. Fire detection |
A, E, F
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When placing a NIDS onto the network, the NIC has to be placed in which of the following modes to monitor all network traffic?
A. Promiscuous B. Full-duplex C. Auto D. Half-duplex |
A
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An administrator wants to obtain a view of the type of attacks that are being targeted against the network perimeter. The recommended placement of a NIDS would be:
A. inside the proxy. B. inside the DMZ. C. outside the proxy. D. outside the firewall. E. inside the firewall. |
D
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Once a system has been compromised, often the attacker will upload various tools that can be used at a later date. The attacker could use which of the following to hide these tools?
A. Logic bomb B. Rootkit C. Virus D. Trojan |
B
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Which of the following is the perfect encryption scheme and is considered unbreakable when properly used?
A. Running key cipher B. Concealment cipher C. One-time pad D. Steganography |
C
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When using a digital signature, the message digest is encrypted with which of the following keys?
A. Receivers private key B. Receivers public key C. Senders public key D. Senders private key |
D
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Which of the following is the MOST basic form of IDS?
A. Signature B. Behavioral C. Statistical D. Anomaly |
A
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Which of the following BEST applies to steganography?
A. Algorithms are not used to encrypt datA. B. Algorithms are used to encrypt datA. C. Keys are used to encrypt datA. D. Keys are concealed in the datA. |
A
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Which of the following can steganography be used for?
A. Watermark graphics for copyright. B. Decrypt data in graphics. C. Encrypt a message in WAV files. D. Encrypt data in graphics. |
A
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Steganography could be used by attackers to:
A. encrypt and conceal messages in microdots. B. decrypt data stored in unused disk spacE. C. encrypt and decrypt messages in graphics. D. hide and conceal messages in WAV files. |
D
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Which of the following BEST describes how steganography can be accomplished in graphic files?
A. Replacing the most significant byte of each bit B. Replacing the least significant byte of each bit C. Replacing the most significant bit of each byte D. Replacing the least significant bit of each byte |
D
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An application developer is looking for an encryption algorithm which is fast and hard to break if a large key size is used. Which of the following BEST meets these requirements?
A. Transposition B. Substitution C. Symmetric D. Asymmetric |
C
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Which of the following if used incorrectly would be susceptible to frequency analysis?
A. Asymmetric algorithms B. Transposition ciphers C. Symmetric algorithms D. Stream ciphers |
B
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An administrator in an organization with 33,000 users would like to store six months of Internet proxy logs on a dedicated logging server for analysis and content reporting. The reports are not time critical, but are required by upper management for legal obligations. All of the following apply when determining the requirements for the logging server EXCEPT:
A. log details and level of verbose logging. B. time stamping and integrity of the logs. C. performance baseline and audit trails. D. log storage and backup requirements. |
C
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Which of the following BEST describes when a hashing algorithm generates the same hash for two different messages?
A. A hashing chain occurreD. B. A deviation occurreD. C. A collision occurreD. D. A one-way hash occurreD. |
C
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Which of the following is BEST known for self-replication in networks?
A. Spyware B. Worm C. Spam D. Adware |
B
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Which of the following security threats affects PCs and can have its software updated remotely by a command and control center?
A. Zombie B. Worm C. Virus D. Adware |
A
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An outside auditor has been contracted to determine if weak passwords are being used on the network.
To do this, the auditor is running a password cracker against the master password filE. Which of the following is this an example of? A. Vulnerability assessment B. Fingerprinting C. Malware scan D. Baselining |
A
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Password crackers:
A. are sometimes able to crack both passwords and physical tokens. B. cannot exploit weaknesses in encryption algorithms. C. cannot be run remotely. D. are sometimes able to crack both Windows and UNIX passwords. |
D
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Multiple web servers are fed from a load balancer. Which of the following is this an example of?
A. RAID B. Backup generator C. Hot site D. Redundant servers |
D
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Logic bombs differ from worms in that:
A. logic bombs cannot be sent through email. B. logic bombs cannot spread from computer to computer. C. logic bombs always contain a Trojan component. D. logic bombs always have a date or time component. |
D
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A firewall differs from a NIDS in which of the following ways?
A. A firewall attempts to detect patterns and a NIDS operates on a rule list. B. A firewall operates on a rule list and a NIDS attempts to detect patterns. C. A firewall prevents inside attacks and a NIDS prevents outside attacks. D. A firewall prevents outside attacks and a NIDS prevents inside attacks. |
B
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A vulnerability has recently been identified for a servers OS. Which of the following describes the BEST course of action?
A. Shutdown all affected servers until management can be notifieD. B. Visit a search engine and search for a possible patch. C. Wait for an automatic update to be pushed out to the server from the manufacturer. D. Visit the operating system manufacturers website for a possible patch. |
D
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Personal software firewalls can be updated automatically using:
A. group policy. B. cookies. C. cross-site scripting. D. corporate hardware firewalls. |
A
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An accountant has logged onto the companys external banking websitE. An administrator using a TCP/IP monitoring tool discovers that the accountant was actually using a spoofed banking websitE. Which of the following could have caused this attack? (Select TWO).
A. Altered hosts file B. Network mapper C. Packet sniffing D. DNS poisoning E. Bluesnarfing |
A, D
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Which of the following tools would be BEST for monitoring changes to the approved system baseline?
A. Enterprise resource planning software B. Enterprise performance monitoring software C. Enterprise antivirus software D. Enterprise key management software |
B
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All of the following security applications can proactively detect workstation anomalies EXCEPT:
A. antivirus softwarE. B. NIDS. C. personal software firewall. D. HIPS. |
B
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A periodic security audit of group policy can:
A. show that data is being correctly backed up. B. show that PII data is being properly protecteD. C. show that virus definitions are up to date on all workstations. D. show that unnecessary services are blocked on workstations. |
D
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Which of the following is the primary purpose of an audit trail?
A. To detect when a user changes security permissions B. To prevent a user from changing security permissions C. To prevent a user from changing security settings D. To detect the encryption algorithm used for files |
A
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Which of the following describes a characteristic of the session key in an SSL connection?
A. It is symmetriC. B. It is a hash valuE. C. It is asymmetriC. D. It is an elliptical curvE. |
A
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Which of the following describes the cryptographic algorithm employed by TLS to establish a session key?
A. RSA B. Diffie-Hellman C. Blowfish D. IKE |
B
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Which of the following describes how TLS protects against man-in-the-middle attacks?
A. The client compares the actual DNS name of the server to the DNS name on the certificatE. B. The client relies on the MD5 value sent by the server. C. The client compares the server certificate with the certificate listed on the CRL. D. The client relies on the MAC value sent by the server. |
A
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Which of the following is the primary purpose of removing audit logs from a server?
A. To protect against the log file being changed B. To demonstrate least privilege to management C. To reduce network latency D. To improve the server performance |
A
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Which of the following describes a common problem encountered when conducting audit log reviews?
A. The timestamp for the servers are not synchronizeD. B. The servers are not synchronized with the clients. C. The audit logs cannot be imported into a spreadsheet. D. The audit logs are pulled from servers on different days. |
A
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A technician is conducting a web server audit and discovers that SSLv2 is implementeD. The technician wants to recommend that the organization consider using TLS. Which of the following reasons could the technician use to support the recommendation?
A. SSLv2 reduces server performancE. B. SSLv2 is susceptible to network sniffing. C. SSLv2 only uses message authentication code values. D. SSLv2 is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. |
D
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A technician is conducting a password audit using a password cracking tool. Which of the following describes a BEST business practice when conducting a password audit?
A. Use password masking. B. Use hybrid modE. C. Reveal the passworD. D. Single out the accounts to crack. |
A
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Which of the following is a security risk when using peer-to-peer software?
A. Cookies B. Multiple streams C. Data leakage D. Licensing |
C
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Which of the following overwrites the return address within a program to execute malicious code?
A. Buffer overflow B. Rootkit C. Logic bomb D. Privilege escalation |
A
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Heaps and stacks are susceptible to which of the following?
A. Cross-site scripting B. Rootkits C. Buffer overflows D. SQL injection |
C
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All of the following are inline devices EXCEPT:
A. NIPS. B. firewalls. C. HIDS. D. routers. |
C
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Which of the following would a technician use to validate whether specific network traffic is indeed an attack?
A. NIDS B. Firewall C. Honeypot D. Protocol analyzer |
D
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Which of the following creates an emulated or virtual environment to detect and monitor malicious activity?
A. Firewall B. Honeypot C. NIDS D. NAC |
B
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A technician wants better insight into the websites that employees are visiting.Which of the following is BEST suited to accomplish this?
A. Proxy server B. DHCP server C. DNS server D. Firewall |
A
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Bluetooth discover mode is similar to which of the following?
A. SSID broadcast B. Data emanation C. RF analysis D. Fuzzing |
A
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All of the following are Bluetooth threats EXCEPT:
A. bluesnarfing. B. discovery modE. C. blue jacking. D. a smurf attack. |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST approach when reducing firewall logs?
A. Review chronologically. B. Discard known traffic first. C. Search for encrypted protocol usagE. D. Review each protocol one at a timE. |
B
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In which of the following logs would notation of a quarantined file appear?
A. Antivirus B. Firewall C. Router D. NAC |
A
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Which of the following provides the MOST mathematically secure encryption for a file?
A. 3DES B. One-time pad C. AES256 D. Elliptic curve |
C
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Which of the following encryption algorithms relies on the inability to factor large prime numbers?
A. Elliptic Curve B. AES256 C. RSA D. SHA-1 |
C
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All of the following provide a host active protection EXCEPT:
A. host-based firewall. B. antivirus. C. HIPS. D. HIDS. |
D
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Which of the following simplifies user and computer security administration?
A. Encrypted file system (EFS) B. Printing policies C. Data retention D. Directory services |
D
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Which of the following is MOST likely to cause pop-ups?
A. Botnets B. Adware C. Spam D. Rootkit |
B
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Which of the following is MOST likely to open a backdoor on a system?
A. Botnet B. Trojan C. Logic bomb D. Worm |
B
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If a company has a distributed IT staff, each being responsible for separate facilities, which of the following would be the BEST way to structure a directory information tree?
A. By department B. By location C. By role D. By name |
B
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A technician wants to be able to add new users to a few key groups by default, which of the following would allow this?
A. Auto-population B. Template C. Default ACL D. Inheritance |
B
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Which of the following is a reason to use digital signatures?
A. Access control list B. Non-repudiation C. Logical token D. Hardware token |
B
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All of the following are logical access control methods EXCEPT:
A. biometrics. B. ACL. C. software token. D. group policy. |
A
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Using the same initial computer image for all systems is similar to which of the following?
A. Group policy B. Virtual machine C. Configuration baseline D. Patch management |
C
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Which of the following has the LEAST amount of issues when inspecting encrypted traffic?
A. Antivirus B. Firewall C. NIDS D. NIPS |
A
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A technician has come across content on a server that is illegal. Which of the following should the technician do?
A. Stop and immediately make a backup of the account and contact the owner of the data. B. Stop and immediately follow company approved incident response procedures. C. Stop and immediately copy the system files and contact the ISP. D. Stop and immediately perform a full system backup and contact the owner of the datA. |
B
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Which of the following is a true statement in regards to incident response?
A. The first thing a technician should perform is a file system backup. B. The first thing a technician should do is call in law enforcement. C. If a technician finds illegal content, they should follow company incident response procedures. D. If a technician finds illegal content, the first thing a technician should do is unplug the machine and back it up. |
C
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If a technician is unable to get to a website by its address but the technician can get there by the IP address, which of the following is MOST likely the issue?
A. DHCP server B. DNS server C. Firewall D. Proxy server |
B
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Which of the following is placed in promiscuous mode, in line with the data flow, to allow a NIDS to monitor the traffic?
A. Console B. Sensor C. Filter D. Appliance |
B
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In a NIDS, which of the following provides a user interface?
A. Filter B. Screen C. Console D. Appliance |
C
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An instance where an IDS identifies legitimate traffic as malicious activity is called which of the following?
A. False positive B. True negative C. False negative D. True positive |
A
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An instance where a biometric system identifies legitimate users as being unauthorized is called which of the following?
A. False positive B. False negative C. False rejection D. False acceptance |
C
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An instance where a biometric system identifies users that are authorized and allows them access is called which of the following?
A. False negative B. True negative C. False positive D. True positive |
D
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An instance where an IDS identifies malicious activity as being legitimate activity is\ called which of the following?
A. False acceptance B. False positive C. False negative D. False rejection |
C
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An instance where a biometric system identifies unauthorized users and allows them access is called:
A. false rejection. B. false negativE. C. false acceptancE. D. false positivE. |
C
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When executing a disaster recovery plan the MOST important thing to consider is:
A. financial obligations to stockholders. B. legal and financial responsibilities. C. data backups and recovery tapes. D. safety and welfare of personnel. |
D
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When choosing a disaster recovery site, which of the following is the MOST important
consideration? A. The amount of data that will be stored B. The cost to rebuild the existing facility C. The amount of emergency rescue personnel D. The distance and size of the facility |
D
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Who should be notified FIRST before testing the disaster recovery plan?
A. Senior management B. The physical security department C. All employees and key staff D. Human resources |
A
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Which of the following BEST describes the disaster recovery plan?
A. A detailed process of recovering information or IT systems after a catastrophic event B. An emergency plan that will allow the company to recover financially C. A plan that is put in place to recover the company assets in an emergency D. A plan that is mandated by law to ensure liability issues are addressed in a catastrophic event |
A
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Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when developing a disaster recovery plan?
A. Management buy-in B. The cost of the project C. The amount of personnel D. The planning team |
A
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In order to provide management with a prioritized list of time critical business processes, an administrator would assist in conducting a:
A. risk management matrix. B. business impact assessment. C. continuity of operations plan. D. disaster recovery plan. |
B
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Which of the following BEST allows a technician to mitigate the chances of a successful attack against the wireless network?
A. Implement an identification system and WPA2 B. Implement a biometric system and WEP. C. Implement an authentication system and WPA. D. Implement an authentication system and WEP. |
C
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A technician is reviewing the system logs for a firewall and is told that there is an implicit deny within the ACL. Which of the following is an example of an implicit deny?
A. An ACL is a way to secure traffic from one network to another. B. An implicit deny statement denies all traffic from one network to another. C. Items which are not specifically given access are denied by default. D. Each item is denied by default because of the implicit deny. |
C
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Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that an attacker would use a DoS attack?
A. The attacker is attempting to distract the company from the real underlining attack. B. The attacker wants to prevent authorized users from using a certain servicE. C. The attacker is working with outside entities to test the companys coding practices. D. The attacker is working with inside entities to test the companys firewall. |
B
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Which of the following is a way to gather reconnaissance information from a printer resource?
A. HTTP B. SMTP C. RADIUS D. SNMP |
D
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A technician gets informed that there is a worm loose on the network.Which of the following should the technician review to discover the internal source of the worm?
A. Maintenance logs B. Antivirus logs C. Performance logs D. Access logs |
B
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Which of the following BEST allows for the encryption of an entire hard drive?
A. Hashing function B. Symmetric algorithm C. Asymmetric algorithm D. Public key infrastructure |
B
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Which of the following would a Faraday cage prevent usage of?
A. Cell phone B. USB key C. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) D. Storage drive |
A
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Which of the following will allow a technician to block certain HTTP traffic from company staff
members? A. VLAN B. Content filter C. DMZ D. NIDS |
B
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Which of the following is a security threat to a workstation that requires interaction from a staff
member? A. Worm B. Logic bomb C. Virus D. Botnet |
C
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Which of the following will prevent a person from booting into removal storage media if the correct boot sequence is already set?
A. BIOS password settings B. BIOS power on settings C. USB key settings D. BIOS boot options |
A
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Which of the following ports need to be open to allow a user to login remotely onto a workstation?
A. 53 B. 636 C. 3389 D. 8080 |
C
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Which of the following, if intercepted, could allow an attacker to access a users email information?
A. Browser cookies B. Cross-site scripting C. Cell traffic D. SMTP traffic |
A
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Which of the following would allow a technician to minimize the risk associated with staff running
port scanners on the network? A. Vulnerability scanners B. Group policy C. Network mappers D. Password crackers |
B
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Which of the following is the MOST effective application to implement to identify malicious traffic
on a server? A. Personal software firewall B. Enterprise software firewall C. Antivirus software D. HIDS software |
D
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Which of the following is the MOST appropriate type of software to apply on a workstation that
needs to be protected from other locally accessible workstations? A. Antivirus software B. Personal software firewall C. Pop-up blocker software D. HIDS |
B
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Which of the following is a way to correct a single security issue on a workstation?
A. A patch B. A service pack C. Patch management D. Configuration baseline |
A
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Which of the following protects a home user from the Internet?
A. HIDS B. Personal firewall C. Anti-malware software D. Antivirus application |
B
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Computer equipment has been stolen from a companys officE. To prevent future thefts from occurring and to safeguard the companys trade secrets which of the following should be implemented?
A. Video surveillance and access logs B. ID badges and passwords C. Multifactor authentication D. Hardware locks and door access systems |
D
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Which of the following is the primary purpose for a physical access log in a data center?
A. Maintain a list of personnel who exit the facility. B. Allow authorized personnel access to the data center. C. Prevent unauthorized personnel access to the data center. D. Maintain a list of personnel who enter the facility. |
D
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Which of the following biometric authentication devices also carries significant privacy implications due to personal health information that can be discovered during the authentication process?
A. Iris scanner B. Fingerprint scanner C. Retina scanner D. Facial recognition |
C
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An administrator has already implemented two-factor authentication and now wishes to install a third authentication factor. If the existing authentication system uses strong passwords and PKI tokens which of the following would provide a third factor?
A. Pass phrases B. Elliptic curve C. Fingerprint scanner D. Six digit PINs |
C
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A biometric authentication system consists of all of the following components EXCEPT:
A. reader. B. credential storE. C. hardware token. D. supplicant. |
C
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Which of the following is an example of remote authentication?
A. A user on a campus area network (CAN) connects to a server in another building and enters a username and password pair. B. A user in one building logs on to the network by entering a username and password into a host in the same building. C. A user on a metropolitan area network (MAN) accesses a host by entering a username and password pair while not connected to the LAN. D. A user in one city logs onto a network by connecting to a domain server in another city. |
D
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Which of the following is a three-factor authentication system?
A. Username, password, token and iris scanner B. Password, passphrase, PIN and iris scanner C. PIN, palm recognition scanner and passphrase D. Username, PIN and fingerprint reader |
A
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Which of the following is an acceptable group in which to place end users?
A. Administrators B. Backup operators C. Domain users D. Root |
C
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According to industry best practices, administrators should institute a mandatory rotation of duties policy due to which of the following?
A. Continuity of operations in the event of a spam outbreak B. Continuity of operations in the event of a virus outbreak C. Continuity of operations in the event of future growth of the network D. Continuity of operations in the event of absence or accident |
D
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According to industry best practices, administrators should institute a mandatory rotation of duties policy due to which of the following?
A. To detect outside attackers B. To detect malware C. To detect viruses D. To detect an inside threat |
D
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Which of the following is considered the strongest encryption by use of mathematical evaluation techniques?
A. ROT13 B. DES C. AES D. 3DES |
C
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Which of the following should be implemented when protecting personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive information on IT equipment that can be easily stolen
(E. g. USB drive, laptops)? A. Sensitive file encryption B. Confidentiality C. Whole disk encryption D. Dual-sided certificates |
C
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Which of the following is the BEST wireless security practice that could be implemented to prevent unauthorized access?
A. WPA2 with a strong pass-phrase B. Disabling of the SSID broadcast C. WPA2 with TKIP D. WPA with MAC filtering |
C
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Which of the following can prevent malicious software applications from being introduced while browsing the Internet?
A. Pop-up blockers B. Anti-spyware scanners C. Input validation D. Strong authentication |
A
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Which of the following are reasons to implement virtualization technology? (Select TWO).
A. To reduce recovery time in the event of application failure B. To decrease false positives on the NIDS C. To eliminate virtual redundancy D. To decrease access to security resources E. To provide a secure virtual environment for testing |
A, E
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Network security administrators should implement which of the following to ensure system abuse by administrators does not go undetected in the logs?
A. Acceptable use policy B. Separation of duties C. Implicit deny D. Least privilege |
B
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After completing a risk assessment and penetration test against a network, a security
administrator recommends the network owner take actions to prevent future security incidents. Which of the following describes this type of action? A. Risk acceptance CompTIA SY0-201: Practice Exam "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 212 ActualTests.com B. Risk avoidance C. Risk mitigation D. Risk transference |
C
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Public key infrastructure uses which of the following combinations of cryptographic items?
A. One time keys, WEP and symmetric cryptography B. Private keys, public keys and asymmetric cryptography C. Private keys, public keys and ECC-based keys D. Public keys, symmetric keys and ECC-based keys |
B
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An administrator wants to implement a procedure to control inbound and outbound traffic on a network segment. Which of the following would achieve this goal?
A. NIDS B. HIDS C. ACL D. Proxy |
C
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In PKI, the CA is responsible for which of the following?
A. Maintaining the CRL B. Maintaining the cipher block chain C. Maintaining all private keys D. Maintaining the browsers PKI store |
A
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In PKI, which of the following entities is responsible for publishing the CRL?
A. CA B. ACL C. Recovery agent D. User |
A
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Which of the following is a security risk associated with USB drives?
A. Easy to conceal and detect B. Large storage capacity and high visibility C. Small storage capacity and low visibility D. Easy to conceal and large storage capacity |
D
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Which of the following is a security risk associated with introducing cellular telephones with mobile OS installed on a closed network?
A. New vector to introduce viruses and malware to the network B. War-dialing DoS attacks against the network C. War-driving DDoS attacks against the network D. New vector to introduce VoIP to the network |
A
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The availability of portable external storage such as USB hard drives has increased which of the following threats to networks?
A. Introduction of material on to the network B. Introduction of rogue wireless access points C. Removal of sensitive and PII data D. Increased loss business data |
C
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An administrator finds a device attached between the USB port on a host and the attached USB keyboarD. The administrator has also noticed large documents being transmitted from the host to a host on an external network. The device is MOST likely which of the following?
A. External USB drive B. In-line keystroke logger C. In-line network analyzer D. USB external hub |
B
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A user is receiving an error which they have not seen before when opening an application. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the problem?
A. A patch was pushed out. B. A signature update was completed on the NIPS. C. The NIDS baseline has been updateD. D. The HIDS baseline has been updateD. |
A
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Which of the following is used to encrypt email and create digital signatures?
A. LDAP B. HTTPS C. S/MIME D. RSA |
C
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Which of the following can be used to encrypt FTP or telnet credentials over the wire?
A. SSH B. HTTPS C. SHTTP D. S/MIME |
A
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Which of the following is a vulnerability assessment tool?
A. John the Ripper B. Cain & Abel C. AirSnort D. Nessus |
D
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Which of the following is a vulnerability scanner?
A. John the Ripper B. Cain & Abel C. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer D. AirSnort |
C
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Which of the following is a password cracking tool?
A. Nessus B. AirSnort C. John the Ripper D. Wireshark |
C
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Which of the following is a protocol analyzer?
A. John the Ripper B. WireShark C. Cain & Abel D. Nessus |
B
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Which of the following is a system setup to distract potential attackers?
A. VLAN B. Firewall C. Honeypot D. DMZ |
C
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Changing roles every couple of months as a security mitigation technique is an example of which of the following?
A. Separation of duties B. Mandatory vacations C. Least privilege D. Job rotation |
D
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Which of the following should be checked if an email server is forwarding emails for another domain?
A. DNS zone transfers B. SMTP open relay C. Cookies D. ActiveX controls |
B
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Which of the following has the ability to find a rootkit?
A. Adware scanner B. Malware scanner C. Email scanner D. Anti-spam scanner |
B
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Which of the following will allow the running of a system integrity verifier on only a single host?
A. HIDS B. NIDS C. VLAN D. NIPS |
A
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Which of the following will be prevented by setting a BIOS password?
A. Amachine becoming infected with a virus B. Changing the system boot order C. Replacing a video card on a machine D. Amachine becoming infected with a botnet |
B
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Which of the following is a security limitation of virtualization technology?
A. It increases false positives on the NIDS. B. Patch management becomes more time consuming. C. A compromise of one instance will immediately compromise all instances. D. If an attack occurs, it could potentially disrupt multiple servers. |
D
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Which of the following must be used to setup a DMZ?
A. Proxy B. NIDS C. Honeypot D. Router |
D
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Which of the following would be used to push out additional security hotfixes?
A. Patch management B. Configuration baseline C. Cookies D. Local security policy |
A
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Which of the following would be used to allow a server to shut itself down normally upon a loss of power?
A. Backup generator B. Redundant ISP C. Redundant power supply D. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) |
D
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Which of the following is the BEST security measure to use when implementing access control?
A. Password complexity requirements B. Time of day restrictions C. Changing default passwords D. Disabling SSID broadcast |
A
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Applying a service pack could affect the baseline of which of the following?
A. Honeynet B. Heuristic-based NIDS C. Signature-based NIDS D. Signature-based NIPS |
B
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Which of the following is the strongest encryption form that can be used in all countries?
A. WPA2 B. TKIP C. WEP D. WPA |
C
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When would it be appropriate to use time of day restrictions on an account?
A. In order to ensure false positives are not received during baseline testing B. To ensure the DMZ is not overloaded during server maintenance C. To eliminate attack attempts of the network during peak hours D. As an added security measure if employees work set schedules |
D
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Which of the following could be used to restore a private key in the event of a CA server crashing?
A. Trust model verification B. Key escrow C. CRL D. Recovery agent |
D
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Which of the following is a possible security risk associated with USB devices?
A. Domain kiting B. Cross-site scripting C. Input validation D. Bluesnarfing |
D
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Which of the following is MOST effective in preventing adware?
A. Firewall B. HIDS C. Antivirus D. Pop-up blocker |
D
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Which of the following is the MOST important when implementing heuristic-based NIPS?
A. Perform comprehensive heuristic-based analysis on the system. B. Enable automatic updates to the heuristic databasE. C. Ensure the network is secure when baseline is establisheD. D. The brand of NIPS that is being useD. |
C
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Which of the following is a way for a technician to identify security changes on a workstation?
A. Group policy management B. Service pack application C. Security templates D. Configuration baseline |
D
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