CSIA105
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of crowdsourced penetration testing? a. Less expensive b. Conducting multiple tests simultaneously c. Faster testing d. Ability to rotate teams
a. Less expensive
Tilde is working on a contract with the external penetration testing consultants. She does not want any executives to receive spear-phishing emails. Which rule of engagement would cover this limitation? a. Scope b. Limitations and exclusion c. Targets d. Exploitation
a. Scope
What is another name for footprinting? a. High-level reconnaissance b. Active reconnaissance c. Modeling d. Revealing
b. Active reconnaissance
What penetration testing level name is given to testers who have no knowledge of the network and no special privileges? a. Purple box b. Black box c. Gray box d. White box
b. Black box
Which of the following can automate an incident response? a. SOSIA b. CVCC c. SIEM d. SOAR
d. SOAR
Which of the following is NOT a general information source that can provide valuable in-depth information on cybersecurity? a. Local industry groups b. Twitter c. Vendor websites d. Conferences
b. Twitter
Lykke's supervisor is evaluating whether to use internal security employees to conduct a penetration test. Lykke does not consider this a good idea and has created a memo with several reasons they should not be used. Which of the following would NOT be part of that memo? a. There may be a lack of expertise. b. Employees may have a reluctance to reveal a vulnerability. c. The employees could have inside knowledge of the network that would give them an advantage. d. They would have to stay overnight to perform the test.
d. They would have to stay overnight to preform the test.
Which group is responsible for the Cloud Controls Matrix? a. NIST b. CSA c. CIS d. OSINT
b. CSA
Which of the following is not something that a SIEM can perform? a. Sentiment analysis b. Incident response c. User behavior analysis d. Log aggregation
b. Incident response
When researching how an attack recently took place, Nova discovered that the threat actor, after penetrating the system, started looking to move through the network with their elevated position. What is the name of this technique? a. Twirling b. Squaring up c. Lateral movement d. Jumping
c. Lateral movement
What are documents that are authored by technology bodies employing specialists, engineers, and scientists who are experts in those areas? a. White notebooks b. Blue papers c. Requests for comments (RFCs) d. Cybersecurity feeds
c. Requests for comments (RFCs)
Which of the following is a standard for the handling of customer card information? a. OSS XRS b. DRD STR c. RMR CDC d. PCI DSS
d. PCI DSS
Which is the final rule of engagement that would be conducted in a pen test? a. Cleanup b. Communication c. Exploitation d. Reporting
d. Reporting
Tuva's supervisor wants to share a recent audit outside the organization. Tuva warns him that this type of audit can only be read by those within the organization. What audit does Tuva's supervisor want to distribute? a. SSAE SOC 3.2 Type X b. SSAE SOC 2 Type III c. SSAE SOC 3 Type IV d. SSAE SOC 2 Type II
d. SSAE SOC 2 Type II
Which ISO contains controls for managing and controlling risk? a. ISO 31000 b. ISO XRS c. ISO 27555 d. ISO 271101
a. ISO 31000
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a penetration test? a. May use internal employees or external consultants b. Automated c. Finds deep vulnerabilities d. Performed occasionally
b. Automated
Which premise is the foundation of threat hunting? a. Attacks are becoming more difficult. b. Cybercrime will only increase. c. Pivoting is more difficult to detect than ever before. d. Threat actors have already infiltrated our network.
d. Threat actors have already infiltrated our network.
Linnea has requested to be placed on the penetration testing team that scans for vulnerabilities to exploit them. Which team does she want to be placed on? a. Red Team b. White Team c. Purple Team d. Blue Team
a. Red Team
Which of the following are developed by established professional organizations or government agencies using the expertise of seasoned security professionals? a. Benchmarks b. White papers c. Legislation d. Regulations
d. Regulations
Ebba has received a new initiative for her security team to perform an in-house penetration test. What is the first step that Ebba should undertake? a. Budgeting b. Planning c. Documentation d. Approval
b. Planning