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In which of the following common use cases would steganography be employed? A) Obfuscation B) Integrity C) Non-repudiation D) Blockchain
A) Obfuscation
A company recently set up an e-commerce portal to sell product online. The company wants to start accepting credit cards of payment, which requires compliance with a security standard. Which of the following standard must the company comply with before accepting credit cards on its e-commerce platforms? A) PCI DSS B) ISO 22031 C) ISO 27001 D) NIST CSF
A) PCI DSS
While checking logs, a security engineer notices a number of end users suddenly downloading files with the .tar.ga extension. Closer examination of the files reveals they are PE32 files. The end users sate they did not initiate any of the downloads. Further investigation reveals the end users all clicked on the external email containing an infected MHT file with an href link a week prior. Which of the following MOST likely occurring? A) A RAT was installed and is transferring additional exploit tools B) The workstations are beaconing to a command-and-control server C) A logic bomb was executed and is responsible for the data transfer D) A fireless virus is spreading in the local network environment
A) A RAT was installed and is transferring additional exploit tools
22. Several employees return to work the day after attending an industry trade show. That same day, the security manager notices several malware alerts coming from each of the employee's workstations. The security manager investigates but finds no signs of an attack on the perimeter firewall or NIDS. Which of the following is MOST likely casing the malware alerts? A) A worm that has propagated itself across the intranet, which was initiated by presentation media. B) A fileless virus that is contained on a vCard that is attempting to excuses an attack C) A Trojan that has passed through and executed malicious code on the hosts D) a USB flash drive that is trying to run malicious code but is being blocked by the host firewall.
A) A worm that has propagated itself across the intranet, which has initiated by presentation media.
A manufacturer creates designs for very high security products that are required to be protected and controlled by the government regulations. These designs are not accessible by corporate networks or the Internet. Which of the following is the BEST solution to protect these designs? A) An air gap B) A Faraday cage C) A shielded cable D) A demilitarized zone
A) An air gap
Which of the following describes the BEST approach for deploying application patches? A) Apply the patches to systems in a testing environment, then to the system in a staging environment, and finally to production system. B) Test the patches in a staging environment, develop against them in the development environment, and then apply them to the production system. C) Test the patches in a test environment, apply them to the production systems, and then apply them to staging environment D) Apply the patches to the production systems, apply them in staging environment , and then test al of them in a testing environment
A) Apply the patches to systems in a testing environment, then to the system in a staging environment, and finally to production system.
A recently discovered zero-day exploit utilizes an unknown vulnerability in the SMB network protocols to rapidly infect computers. Once the infected, computers are encrypted and help for ransom. Which of the following would BEST prevent this attack from reoccurring? A) Configure the perimeter firewall to deny inbound external connections to SMB ports B) Ensure endpoint detection and response system are alerting on suspicious SMB connections C) Deny unauthenticated users access to shared network folders D) Verify computers are set to install monthly operating system, updates automatically.
A) Configure the perimeter firewall to deny inbound external connections to SMB ports
A university with remote campuses, which all use different service providers, loses internet connectivity across all locations. After a few minutes, Internet and VoIP services are restored, only to go offline again at random intervals, typically within four minutes services being restored. Outages continue throughout the day, impacting all inbound connections and services. Services that are limited to the local LAN or WiFi network are not impacted, but all WAN and VoIP services are affected. Late that day, the edge-router manufacturer releases a CVE outlining the abilities of an attacker to exploit the SIP protocol handling on devices, leading to resources exhaustion and system reloads. Which of the following BEST describe this type of attack? Choose two A) DoS B) SSL stripping C) Memory leak D) Race condition E) Shimming F) Refactoring
A) DoS D) Race condition i have no idea why it would be race condition, but that's what the dump says
18. a network administrator needs to build out a new data center, with focus on resiliency and uptime. Which of the following would BEST meet this objective? choose two A) Dual power supply B) Off-site backups C) Automatic OS upgrades D) NIC teaming E) Scheduled pentation testing F) Network attached storage
A) Dual power supply B) Off-site backups
A remote user recently took a two week vacation abroad and brought along a corporate-owned laptop. Upon returning to work, the user has been unable to connect to the laptop to the VPN. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the user's inability to connect the laptop to the VPN? A) Due to foreign travel, the user's laptop was isolated from the network B) The user's laptop was quarantined because it missed the lasted path update C) The VPN client was blacklisted D) The user's account was put on a legal hold
A) Due to foreign travel, the user's laptop was isolated from the network
Which of the following would be the BEST method for creating a detailed diagram of wireless access points and hotspots? A) Footprinting B) White-box testing C) A drove/UAV D) Pivoting
A) Footprinting
5. A company recently transitioned to a strictly BOYD culture due to the cost of replacing lost or damage cooperate-owned mobile devices. which of the following technologies would be BEST to balance the BYOD culture while also protecting the company's data? A) Full-disk encryption B) Containerization C) Geofencing D) Remote wipe
A) Full-disk encryption Pretty sure it's B) Containerization
15. A network engineer needs to build a solution that allows guests at the company's headquarters to access the internet via WIFI. This solution should not allow access o the internal corporate network, but it should require guests to sign off on the acceptable use policy before accessing the internet. Which of the following should the engineer employ to meet these requirements? A) Install a captive portal B) Implement open PSK on the APs C) configure WIPS on the APs D) Deploy a WAF
A) Install a captive portal
30. A company is adopting a BYOD policy and is looking for a comprehensive solution to protect company information on user devices. Which of the following solutions would BEST support the policy? A) Mobile device management B) Full-device encryption C) Remote wipe D) Biometrics
A) Mobile device management
43. A security administrator suspects there may be unnecessary services running on a server. Which of the following tools will the administrator MOST likely use to confirm the suspicions? A) Nmap B)Wireshark C) Autopsy D) NDSEnum
A) Nmap
A security analyst is performing a forensic investigation involving compromised account credentials. Using the Event Viewer, the analyst was able to detect the following message: "Special privileges assigned to new logon" Several of these messages did not have a valid logon associated with the user before these privileges were assigned. Which of the following attacks is MOST likely being detected? A) Pass-the-hash B) Buffer overflow C) Cross-site- scripting D) Session replay
A) Pass-the-hash
Which of the following types of controls is a turnstile? A) Physical B) Detective C) Corrective D) Technical
A) Physical
7. A network engineer has been asked to investigate why several wireless barcode scanners and wireless computers in a warehouse have intermittent connectivity to the shipping server. The barcode scanners and computers are all on forklift trucks and move around the warehouse during their regular use. Which of the following should engineer do to determine the issue? choose two A) Preform a site survey B) Deploy an FTK Imager C) Create a hear Map D) Scan for rogue access E) Upgrade the security protocol F) Install a captive portal
A) Preform a site survey C) Create a heat Map
An organization with a low tolerance for user inconvenience wants to protect laptop hard drives against loss of data or data theft. Which of the following would be the MOST acceptable? A) SED B) HSM C) DLP D) TPM
A) SED
Which of the following refers to applications and systems that are used within an organization without consent or approval? A) Shadow IT B) OSINT C) Dark web D) Insider threats
A) Shadow IT
A user enters a password to log in to a workstation and is then prompted to enter an authentication code. Which of the following MFA factors r attributes are being utilized in the authentication process? Choose two A) Something you know B) Something you have C) Somewhere you are D) Someone you know E) Something you are F) something you can do
A) Something you know B) Something you have
A host was infected with malware. During the incident response, Joe a user, reported that he did not receive any emails with link, but he had been browsing the Internet all day. Which of the following MOST likely show where the malware originated? A) The DNS logs B) The web server logs C) The SIP traffic logs D) The SNMP logs
A) The DNS logs
33. Which of the following BEST explains the reason why a server administrator would place a document named password.txt on the desktop of an administrator account on a server? A) The document is a honeyfile and is meant to attract the attention of a cyberintruder B) The document is a backup file if the system needs to be recovered C) The document is a standard file that the OS needs to verify the login credentials D) The document is a keylogger that stores all keystrokes should the account be compromised
A) The document is a honeyfile and is meant to attract the attention of a cyberintruder
23. After reading a security bulletin, a network security manager is concerned that a malicious actor may have breached the network using the same software flaw. The exploit code is publicly available and has been reported as being used against other industries in the same vertical. Which of the following should the network security manager consult FIRST to determine a priority list for forensic review? A) The vulnerability scan output B) The IDS logs C) The full packet capture data D) The SIEM alerts
A) The vulnerability scan output
In which of the following risk management strategies would cybersecurity insurance be used? A) Transference B) Avoidance C) Acceptance D) Mitigation
A) Transference
When selecting a technical solution for identity management, an architect chooses to go form an in-house solution to a third party SaaS provider. Which of the following risk management strategies is this an example of ? A) Transference B) Avoidance C) Acceptance D) Mitigation
A) Transference
27. A pharmaceutical sales representative logs on to a laptop and connects to the public WiFi to check emails and update reports. Which of the following would BEST to prevent other devices on the network from directly accessing the laptop? Choose two A) Trusted Platform Module B) A host-based firewall C) A DLP solution D) Full disk encryption E) A VPN F) Antivirus software
A) Trusted Platform Module B) A host-based firewall
4. Which of the following will MOST likely adversely impact the operations of unpatched traditional programmable-logic controllers, running a back-end LAMP server and OT systems with human-management interfaces that are accessible over the Internet via a web interface? Choose two A) Weak encryption B) Cross-site scripting C) Poor system logging D) SQL injection F) Server-side request forgery
A) Weak encryption F) Server-side request forgery
8. A security administrator suspects an employee has been emailing proprietary information to a competitor. Company policy requires the administrator to capture an exact copy of the employee's hard disk. which of the following should the adimin use? A) dd B) chmod C) dnsenum D) logger
A) dd
An organization wants to implement a third factor to an existing multifactor authentication. The organization already uses a smart card and password. Which of the following would meet the organization's needs for a third factor? A) Date of birth B) Fingerprints C) Pin D) TPM
B) Fingerprints
60. A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) needs to create a policy set that meets international standards for data privacy and sharing. Which of the following should the CISO read and understand before writing the policies? A) PCI DSS B) GDPR C) NIST D) ISO 31000
B) GDPR
32. A cybersecurity administrator needs to add disk redundancy for a critical server. The solution must have two-drive failure for tolerance. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator select? A) 0 B) 1 C) 5 D) 6
B) 1
A commercial cyber-threat intelligence organization observers IoCs across a variety of unrelated customers. Prior to releasing specific threat intelligence to other paid subscriber, the organization is MOST likely obligated by contract to: A) Perform attribution to specific APTs and nation-state actors B) Anonymized any PII that is observed within the IoC data C) Add metadata to track the utilization of threat intelligence reports D) Assist companies with impact assessments based on the observed data
B) Anonymized any PII that is observed within the IoC data
A smart switch has the ability to monitor electrical levels and shut off power to a building in the event of power surge or other fault situation. The switch was installed on a wired network in a hospital and is monitored by the facilities department via a cloud application. The security administrator isolated the switch on a separate VLAN and set up a patching routine. Which of the following steps should also be taken to harden the smart switch? A) Set up an air gap for the switch B) Change the default password of the switch C) Place the switch in a Fardaday cage D) Install a cable lock on the switch
B) Change the default password of the switch
12. Which of the following incident response steps involves actions to protect critical systems while maintaining business operations? A) Investigation B) Containment C) Recovery D) Lessons leaned
B) Containment
A development team employs a practice of bringing all the code changes from multiple team member into the same development project through automation. a Tool is utilized to validate the code and track source code through version control. which of the following BEST describe this process? A) Continuous delivery B) Continuous integration C) Continuous validation D) Continuous monitoring
B) Continuous integration
A systems administrator needs to implement an access control scheme that will allow an object's access policy to be determined by its owner. Which of the following access control schemes BEST fits the requirements? A) Role-based access control B) Discretionary access control C) Mandatory access control D) Attribute-based access control
B) Discretionary access control
35. An organization's help desk is flooded with phone calls from users stating they can no longer access certain websites. The help desk escalates the issue to the security team, as these websites were accessible the previous day. The security analysts run the following command: ipconfig/flushdns, but the issue persists. Finally, an analyst changes the DNS server for an impacted machine, and the issue goes away. Which of the following attack MOST likely occurred on the original DNS server? A) DNS cache poisoning B) Domain hijacking C) Distributed denial-of-service D) DNS tunneling
B) Domain hijacking
A user contacted the help desk to report the following: * Two days ago. a pup-up browser window prompted the user for a name and password after connecting to the corporate wireless SSID. This had never happened before, but the user entered the information as requested. * The user was able to access the Internet but had trouble accessing the department share until the next day * The user is now getting notifications from the bank about unauthorized transactions Which of the following attack vectors was MOST likely used in this scenario? A) Rogue access point B) Evil twin C) DNS poisoning D) ARP poisoning
B) Evil Twin (guide actually said A, not sure why)
20. An organization is developing an authentication service for use at the entry and exit ports of country borders. The service will use data feeds obtained from passport system, passenger manifest, and high defection video feed from CCTV systems that are located at the ports. The service will incorporate machine-learning techniques to eliminate biometric enrolment process while still allowing the authorities to identify passengers with increasing accuracy over time The more frequently passenger travel, the more accurately the service will identify them. Which of the following biometric will Most likely be used, without the need for enrolment? choose two. A) Voice B) Gait C) Vein D) Facial E) Retina F) Fingerprint
B) Gait D) Facial
A company has limited storage space available and an online presence that cannot be down for more than four hours. Which of the following backup methodologies should the company implement to allow for the FASTEST database restore time in the event of failure, while being mindful of the limited available storage space? A) Implement full tape backup every Sunday at 8:00 p.m and preform nightly tape rotation B) Implement differentials backups every Sunday at 8:00 p.m and nightly incremental backups at 8:00 p.m C) Implement nightly full backups every Sunday at 8:00 p.m D) Implement full backups every Sunday at 8:00 pm and nightly differential backups at 8:00 p.m
B) Implement differentials backups every Sunday at 8:00 p.m and nightly incremental backups at 8:00 p.m
A Chief Security Officer (CSO) is concerned about the amount of PII that is stored locally on each salesperson's laptop. The sales department has higher-then-average rate of lost equipment. Which of the following recommendations would BEST address the CSO's concern? A) Deploy an MDM solution B) Implement managed FDE C) Replace all hard drivers with SEDs D) Install DLP agents on each laptop
B) Implement managed FDE
An analyst needs to identify the applications a user was running and the files that were open before the user's computer was shut off by holding down the power button. Which of the following would MOST likely contain that information? A) NGFW B) Pagefile C) NetFlow D) RAM
B) Pagefile
34. A small company that does not have security staff wants to improve its security posture. Which of the following would BEST assist the company? A) MSSP B) SOAR C) IaaS D) PaaS
B) SOAR
29. The CSIRT is reviewing the lessons learned from a recent incident. A worm was able to spread unhindered throughout the network and infect a large number of computers and server. Which of the following recommendation would be BEST to mitigate the impacts of a similar incident in the future? A) Install a NIDS device at the boundary B) Segment the network with firewall C) Update all antivirus signature daily D) Implement application blacklisting
B) Segment the network with firewall
The IT department at a university is concerned about professors placing servers on the university network in an attempt to bypass security controls. Which of the following BEST represent this type of threat? A) Scrip kiddie B) Shadow IT C) Hacktivism D) White-hate
B) Shadow IT
After entering a username and password, an administrator must draw a gesture on a touch screen. Which of the following demonstrates what the administrator is providing? A) Multifactor authentication B) Something you do C) Biometrics D) Two-factor authentication
B) Something you do
14. which of the following BEST explains the difference between a data owner and data custodian? A) The data owner is responsible for adhering to the rules of using data, while the data custodian is responsible for degerming the corporate governance regarding the data B) The data owner is responsible for determining how the data day be used, while the data custodian is responsible for implementing the protection to the data. C) The data owner is responsible for controlling the data, while the data custodian is responsible for maintaining the chain of custody when haling the data. D) The data owner grants the technical permissions for data access, while the data custodian maintains the database access controls to the data
B) The data owner is responsible for determining how the data day be used, while the data custodian is responsible for implementing the protection to the data.
13. A security auditor is reviewing vulnerability scan data provided by an internal security team. which of the following Best indicates that valid credentials were used? A) The scan results show open ports, protocols, and services exposed on the target host B) The scan enumerated software versions of installed programs C) The scan produced a list of vulnerabilities on the target host D) The scan identified expired SSL certificates
B) The scan enumerated software versions of installed programs
User s have been issued smart cards that provide physical access to a building. The cards also contain tokens that can be used to access information systems. Users can log in to any thin client located throughout the building and see the same desktop each time. which of the following technologies are being utilized to provide these capabilities? Choose two A) COPE B) VDI C) GPS D) TOTP E) RFID F) BYOD
B) VDI E) RFID
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of an insurance company received and email from Ann, the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), requesting a transfer of $10,000 to an account. The email states Ann is on vacation and has lost her purse, containing cash and credit cards. Which of the following social-engineering techniques is the attacker using? A) Phishing B) Whaling C) Typo squatting D) Pharming
B) Whaling
A company wants to deploy PKI on its Internet-facing website. The applications that are currently deployed are: www.comany.com ( main website) contactus.company.com (for locating a nearby location) quotes.company.com ( for requesting price quote) The company wants to purchase one SSL certificate that work for all the existing applications and any future applications that follow the same naming conventions, such as store.company.com. Which of the following certificate type BEST meet the requirements? A) SAN B) Wildcard C) Extended validation D) Self-signed
B) Wildcard
Which of the following BEST describes a security exploit for which a vender patch is not readily available? A) Integer overflow B) Zero-day C) End of life D) Race condition
B) Zero-day
44. A company has drafted an insider-threat policy that prohibits the use of external storage devices. Which of the following would BEST protect the company from data exfiltration via media? A) Monitoring large data transfer transactions in the firewall logs B) Developing mandatory training to educate employees about the removable media policy C) Block removable-media devices and write capabilities using a host-based security tool D) Implementing a group policy to block user access to system files
C) Block removable-media devices and write capabilities using a host-based security tool
41. A startup company is using multiple SaaS and IaaS platforms to stand up a corporate infrastructure and build out a customer-facing web application. Which of the following solutions would best provided security, manageability, and visibility into the platforms? A) SIEM B) DLP C) CASB D) SWG
C) CASB
46. A company provides mobile devices to its users to permit access to email and enterprise application. The company recently started allowing users to select from several different vendors and devices models. When configuring the MDM, which of the following is a key security implication of this heterogenous device approach? A) The most common set of MDM configuration will become the effective set of enterprise mobile security controls B) All devices will need to support SCEP-base enrollment; therefore, the heterogeneity of the chosen architecture may unnecessarily expose private keys to adversaries C) Certain devices are inherently less secure than others, so compensatory controls will be needed to address the delta between vendors D) MDMs typically will not support heterogenous deployment environments, so multiple MDMs will need to be installed and configured.
C) Certain devices are inherently less secure than others, so compensatory controls will be needed to address the delta between vendors
An employee has been charged with fraud and is suspected of using corporate assets. As authorities collect evidence, and to preserve the admissibility of the evidence, which of the following forensic techniques should be used? A) Order of volatility B) date recovery C) Chain of custody D) Non-repudiation
C) Chain of custody
36. A cybersecurity manager has scheduled biannual meetings with the IT team and department leaders to discuss how they would respond to hypothetical cyberattacks. During these meetings, the manager presents a scenario and injects additional information through the session to replicate what might occur in a dynamic cybersecurity event involving the company, its facilities, its data, and its staff. Which of the following describes what the manager is doing? A) Developing an incident response plan B) Building a disaster recovery plan C) Conducting a tabletop exercise D) Running a simulation exercise
C) Conducting a tabletop exercise
42. A root cause analysis reveals that a web application outage was caused by one of the company's developers uploading a new version of third-party libraries that were shared among several applications. Which of the following implementations would be BEST to prevent the issue from reoccurring? A) CASB B) SWG C) Containerization D) Automated failover
C) Containerization
39. A network administrator has been asked to install an IDS to improve the security posture of an organization. Which of the following control types is an IDS? A) Corrective B) Physical C) Detective D) Administrative
C) Detective
An organization is developing a plan in the event of a complete loss of critical system and data. Which of the following plans is the organization MOST likely developing? A) Incident response B) Communication C) Disaster recovery D) Data retention
C) Disaster recovery
A malicious actor recently penetrated a company's network and move laterally to the datacenter. Upon investigation, a forensics firm wants to know what was in the memory of the compromised server. Which of the following files should be given to the forensics firm? A) Security B) Application C) Dump D) Syslog
C) Dump
A network administrator would like to configure a site-to-site VPN utilizing IPsec. The administrator wants the tunnel to be established with data integrity, encryption, authentication, and anti replay functions. Which of the following should the administrator use when configuring the VPN? A) AH B) EDR C) ESP D) DNSSEC
C) ESP
To secure an application after a large data breach, an e-commerce site will be resetting all user's credentials. Which of the following will BEST ensure the site's users are not compromised after reset? A) A password reuse policy B) Account lockout after three field attempts C) Encrypted credentials in transit D) A geofencing policy based on login history
C) Encrypted credentials in transit (Also seen evidence for A, i think i'm going to go with A)
37. A RAT that was used to compromise an organization's banking credentials was found on a user's computer. The RAT evaded antivirus detection. It was installed by a user who has local administrator rights to the system as part of a remote management tool set. Which of the following recommendations would BEST prevent this from reoccurring? A) Create a new acceptable use policy B) Segment the network into trusted and untrusted zones C) Enforce application whitelisting D) Implement DLP at the network boundary
C) Enforce application whitelisting
10. Phishing and spear-phasing attacks have been occurring more frequently against a company's staff. Which of the following would MOST likely help mitigate this Issue? A) DNSSEC and DMARC B) DNS query logging C) Exact mail exchanger record in the DNS D) The addition of DNS conditional forwarders
C) Exact mail exchanger record in the DNS
9. Which of the following is MOST likely to outline the roles and responsibilities of data controllers and data processors? A) SSAE SOC2 B) PCI DSS C) GDPR D) ISO 13000
C) GDPR
A website developer is working on a new e-commerce website and has asked an information security expert for the most appropriate way to store credit card numbers to create an easy reordering process. Which of the following methods would BEST accomplish this goal? A) Salting the magnetic strip information B) encrypting the credit card information in transit C) Hashing the credit card numbers upon entry D) Tokenizing the credit cards in the database
C) Hashing the credit card numbers upon entry Seen conflicting notes on this one as well
17. Which of the following cloud models provides clients with server, storage, and networks but nothing else? A) SaaS B) PaaS C) IaaS D) DaaS
C) IaaS
An organization has a growing workforce that is mostly driven by additions to the sales department. Each newly hired salesperson relies on a mobile device to conduct business. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is wondering if the organization may need to scale down just as quickly as it scaled up. The CIO is also concerned about the organization's security and customer privacy. Which of the following would be BEST to address the CIO's concerns? A) Disallow new hires from using mobile devices for six months B) Select four devices for the sales department to use in a CYOD model C) Implement BOYD for the sales department while leveraging the MDM D) Deploy mobile devices using the COPE methodology
C) Implement BOYD for the sales department while leveraging the MDM
A cybersecurity administrator has a reduced team and needs to operate an on-premises network and security infrastructure efficiently. To help with the situation, the administrator decides to hire a service provider. Which of the following should the administrator use? A) SDP B) AAA C) MSSP D) Microservices
C) MSSP
Joe, an employee, receives an email stating he won the lottery. The email includes a link that requests a name, mobile phone number, address, and date of birth to be provided to confirm Joe's identity before sending him the prize. Which of the following BEST describes this type of email? A) Spear phishing B) Whaling C) Phishing D) Vishing
C) Phishing
28. A company is implementing MFA for all applications that store sensitive data. The IT manager wants MFA to be non-disruptive and user friendly. Which of the following technologies should the IT manager usewhen implementing MFA? A) One time password B) Email tokens C) Push notification D) Hardware authentication
C) Push notification
A cybersecrity analyst needs to implement secure authentication to third-party websites without user's passwords. Which of the following would be the BEST way to achieve this objective? A) OAuth B) SSO C) SAML D) PAP
C) SAML (originally said OAuth but think SAML is correct)
40. Which of the following should be put in place when negotiating with a new vendor about the timeliness of the response to a significant outage or incident? A) MOU B) MTTR C) SLA D) NDA
C) SLA
Which of the following policies would help an organization identify and mitigate potential single points of failure in the company's IT/security operations ? A) Least privilege B) Awareness training C) Separation of duties D) Mandatory vacation
C) Separation of duties
26. A company's bank has reported that multiple corporate credit cards have been stolen over the past several weeks. The bank has provided names of the affected cardholders to the company's forensics teams to assist the cyber-incident investigation. An incident responder learns the following information: * The timeline of stolen card numbers corresponds closely with affected users making Internet-based purchase from diverse websites via enterprise desktop PCs * All purchase connections were encrypted, and the company uses an SSL inspection proxy for the inspection of encrypted traffic of the hardwired network * Purchases made with corporate cards over the corporate gust WiFi network, where no SSL inspection occurs, were unaffected. Which of the following is the MOST likely root cause? A) HTTPS session are being downrated to insecure cipher suites B) The SSL inspection proxy is feeding events to a compromised SIEM C) The payment providers are insecurely processing credits card charges D) The adversary has not yet established a presence of the guest WiFi network
C) The payment providers are insecurely processing credits card charges
25. An auditor is performing an assessment of a security appliance with an embedded OS that was vulnerable during the last two assessments. Which of the following BEST explains the appliance's vulnerable state? A) The system was configured with weak default security settings B) The device uses weak encryption ciphers C) The vendor has not supplied a patch for the appliance D) The appliance requires administrative credentials for the assessment
C) The vendor has not supplied a patch for the appliance
A security analyst is running a recently released security advisory to review historical logs, looking for the specific activity that was used outlined in the advisory. Which of the following is the analyst doing? A) Packet capture B) A user behavior analysis C) Threat hunting D) Credentialed vulnerability scanning
C) Threat hunting
Which of the following is the purpose of a risk register? A) To define the level of risk using probability and likelihood B) To register the risk with the required regulatory agencies C) To identify the risk, the risk owner, and the risk measures D) To formally log the type of risk mitigation strategy the organization is using
C) To identify the risk, the risk owner, and the risk measures
100. An organization is concerned that its hosted web servers are not running most updated version of software. Which of the following would work BEST to help identify potential vulnerabilities? A) hping3 -s comptia.org -p 80 B) nc -1 -v comptia.org -p 80 C) nmap comptia.org -p 80 -v D) nslookup -port=80 comptia.org
C) nmap comptia.org -p 80 -v
6. a Chief Security Office's (CSO's ) key priorities are to improve preparation, response, and recovery practices to minimize system downtime and enhance organizational resilience to ransomware attacks. Which of the following would BEST meet the CSO's objectives? A) use email filtering software and centralized account management, patch high-risk systems and restrict administration privaliages on file shares. B) Purchase cyber insurance form a reputable provider to reduce expenses during an incident. C) Invest in end-user awareness training to change the long-term culture and behavior of staff and executives, reducing the organization's susceptibility to phishing attacks D) Implement application whitelisting and centralized event-log management, and perform regular testing and validation of full backups.
D Implement application whitelisting and centralized event-log management, and perform regular testing and validation of full backups.
In which of the following situations would it be BEST to use a detective control type for mitigation? A) A company implemented a network load balancer to ensure 99.99% availability of its web application B) A company designed a backup solution to increase the chance of restoring services in case of a natural disaster. C) A company purchased an application-level firewall to isolate traffic between accenting department and information technology department D) A company purchased an IPS system, but after reviewing the requirements, the appliance was supposed to monitor, not block, any traffic E) A company purchased liability insurance for flood protection on all capital assets
D) A company purchased an IPS system, but after reviewing the requirements, the appliance was supposed to monitor, not block, any traffic
21. An organization needs to implement more stringent controls over administrator/root credentials and service account. Requirements for the project include: Check in/ checkout of credentials The ability to use but not to know the password Automated password changes Logging of access to credentials A) OAuth 2.0 B) Secure Enclave C) A privileged access management system D) An OpenID connect authentication system
D) An OpenID connect authentication system
A company recently experienced a data breach and the source was determined to be an executive who was charging a phone in a public area. Which of the following would MOST likely have prevented this breach? A) A firewall B) A device pin C) A USB data blocker D) Biometrics
D) Biometrics (Also seen C)
24. A financial organization has adopted a new secure, encrypted document-sharing application to help with its customer loan process. Some important IP needs to be shared across this platform, but it is getting blacked by the DLP systems. Which of the following actions will BEST allow the PII to be shared with the secure application without compromising the organization's security posture? A) Configure the DLP policies to allow all IPP B) configure the firewall to allow all ports that are used by this application C) Configure the antivirus software to allow the application D) Configure The DLP polices to whitelist this application with specific PII
D) Configure The DLP polices to whitelist this application with specific PII
In the middle of a cybersecurity, a security engineer removes the infected devices from the network and lock down all compromised accounts. In which of the following incident response phases is the security engineer currently operating? A) Identification B) Eradiction C) Preparation D) Containment E) Recovery
D) Containment
An organization has implemented a policy requiring the use of conductive metal lockboxes for personal electronic devices outside of a secure research lab. Which of the following did the organization determine to be the GREATEST risk to intellectual property when creating policy? A) The theft of portable electronic devices B) Geotagging in the metadata of images C) Blusesnarfing mobile devices D) Data exfiltration over a mobile hotspot
D) Data exfiltration over a mobile hotspot
80. A company processes highly sensitive data and senior management wants to protect the sensitive data by utilizing classification labels. Which of the following access control schemes would be BEST for the company to implement? A) Discretionary B) Rule-based C) Role-based D) Mandatory
D) Mandatory
A retail executive recently accepted a job with a major competitor. The following week, a security analyst reviews the security logs and identifies successful logon attempts to access the departed executive's accounts. Which of the following security practices would have addressed this issue? A) A non-disclosure agreement B) Least privilege C) An acceptable use policy D) Offboarding
D) Offboarding
Which of the following would MOST likely support the integrity of a voting machine? A) Asymmetric encryption B) Blockchain C) Transport Layer Security D) Perfect forward secrecy
D) Perfect forward secrecy
An organization suffered an outrage, and a critical system took 90 minutes to come back online. Though there was no data loss during the outrage, the expectation was that the critical system would be available again with 60 minutes. Which of the following is the 60- minute expectation of an example of? A) MTBF B) RPO C) MTTR D) RTO
D) RTO
45. A network administrator has been alerted that web pages are experineceing long load times. After determining it is not routing or DNS issue, the administrator logs in to the router, runs a command, and receives the following output: CUP 0 percent busy, from 300 sec ago 1 sec ave: 99 percent busy 5 sec ave: 97 percent busy 1 min ave: 83 percent busy Which of the following is the router experiencing? A) DDoS attack B) Memory leak C) Buffer overflow D) Resource exhaustion
D) Resource exhaustion
The Chief Security Officer (CSO) at a major hospital wants to implement SSO to help improve security in the environment and protect patient data, particularly at shared terminals. The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is concerned that training and guidance have not been provided to frontline staff, and a risk analysis not been performed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the CRO's concerns? A) SSO would simplify username and password management, making it easier for hacker to guess accounts B) SSO would reduce passwords fatigue, but staff would still need to remember more complex passwords C) SSO would reduce the password complexity for frontline staff D) SSO would reduce the resilience and availability of system if the identity provider goes offline.
D) SSO would reduce the resilience and availability of system if the identity provider goes offline.
The IT department's on-site developer has been with the team for many years. Each time an application is released, the security team is able to identify multiple vulnerabilities. Which of the following would BEST help the team ensure the application is ready to be released to production? A) Limit use of third-party libraries B) Prevent data exposure queries C) Obfuscate the source code D) Submit the application to QA before releasing it
D) Submit the application to QA before releasing it
A security assessment determines DES and 3DES are still being used on recently deployed production servers. Which of the following did the assessment identify? A) Unsecure protocols B) Default settings C) open permissions D) Weak encryption
D) Weak encryption
38. A security analyst is reviewing a new website that will soon be made publicly available. The analyst sees the following in the URL: http://dev-site.comptia.org/home/show.php?sessionID=77276554&loc=usThe analyst then sends an internal user a link to the new website for testing purposes, and when the user clicks the link, the analyst is able to browse the website with the following URL: http://dev-site.comptia.org/home/show.php?sessionID=98988475&loc=usWhich of the following application attacks is being tested? A. Pass-the-hash B. Session replay C. Object deference D. Cross-site request forgery
D. Cross-site request forgery
A security analyst is investing an incident that was first reported as an issuer of connecting network to network shares and the Internet. While reviewing logs and tool output, the analyst see the following: Ip address physical address 10.0.0.1 00-18-21-d-24-ba 10.0.0.114 00-18-21-ad-24-bc 10.0.0.115 00-19-08-ba-07-da 10.0.0.117 01-12-21-ca-11-ad Which of the following attacks has occurred? A) IP conflict B) Pass-the hash C) Mac flooding D) Directory traversal E) ARP poisoning
E) ARP poisoning
On which of the following is the live acquisition of data for forensic analysis MOST dependent? choose two A) Data accessibility B) Legal hold C) Cryptographic or hash algorithm D) Data retention legislation E) Value and volatility of data F) Right-to-audit clauses
E) Value and volatility of data F) Right-to-audit clauses
99. Joe, a user at a company, clicked an email links that led to a website that infected his workstation. Joe, was connected to the network, and the virus spread to the network shares. The protective measures failed to stop this virus, and it has continued to evade detection. Which of the following should security administrator implement to protect the environment for this malware? A) Install a definition-based antivirus B) Implement an IDS/IPS C) Implement a heuristic behavior-detection solution D) Implement CASB to protect the network shares
c) Implement a heuristic behavior-detection solution
