security+ missed questions 2
Virtualization that allows an operating system kernel to run multiple isolated instances of the guest is called: A. Process segregation B. Software defined network C. Containers D. Sandboxing
c
A user, Ann, has been issued a smart card and is having problems opening old encrypted email. Ann published her certificates to the local windows store and to the global address list. Which of the following would still need to be performed? A. Setup the email security with her new certificates B. Recover her old private certificate C. Reinstall her previous public certificate D. Verify the correct email address is associated with her certificate
a
A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is steering company towards cloud computing. The CEO is requesting a federated sign-on method to have users sign into the sales application. Which of the following methods will be effective for this purpose? A. SAML B. RADIUS C. Kerberos D. LDAP
a
A network administrator was to implement a solution that will allow authorized traffic, deny unauthorized traffic and ensure that appropriate ports are being used for a number of TCP and UDP protocols. Which of the following network controls would meet these requirements? A. Stateful firewall B. Web security gateway C. URL filter D. proxy server CompTIA SY0-401 Exam "
a
A network manager needs a cost-effective solution to allow for the restoration of information with a RPO of 24 hours. The disaster recovery plan also requires that backups occur within a restricted timeframe during the week and be take offsite weekly. Which of the following should the manager choose to BEST address these requirements? A. Daily incremental backup to tape B. Disk-to-disk hourly server snapshots C. Replication of the environment at a hot site D. Daily differential backup to tape E. Daily full backup to tape
a
A new employee has been hired to perform system administration duties across a large enterprise comprised of multiple separate security domains. Each remote location implements a separate security domain. The new employee has successfully responded to and fixed computer issues for the main office. When the new employee tries to perform work on remote computers, the following messages appears. You need permission to perform this action. Which of the following can be implemented to provide system administrators with the ability to perform administrative tasks on remote computers using their uniquely assigned account? A. Implement transitive trust across security domains B. Enable the trusted OS feature across all enterprise computers C. Install and configure the appropriate CA certificate on all domain controllers D. Verify that system administrators are in the domain administrator group in the main office
a
A new security policy in an organization requires that all file transfers within the organization be completed using applications that provide secure transfer. Currently, the organization uses FTP and HTTP to transfer files. Which of the following should the organization implement in order to be compliant with the new policy? A. Replace FTP with SFTP and replace HTTP with TLS B. Replace FTP with FTPS and replaces HTTP with TFTP C. Replace FTP with SFTP and replace HTTP with Telnet D. Replace FTP with FTPS and replaces HTTP with IPSec
a
A security analyst is working on a project team responsible for the integration of an enterprise SSO solution. The SSO solution requires the use of an open standard for the exchange of authentication and authorization across numerous web based applications. Which of the following solutions is most appropriate for the analyst to recommend in this scenario? A. SAML B. XTACACS C. RADIUS D. TACACS+ E. Secure LDAP
a
An administrator requests a new VLAN be created to support the installation of a new SAN. Which of the following data transport? A. Fibre Channel B. SAS C. Sonet D. ISCSI
a
Employees are reporting that they have been receiving a large number of emails advertising products and services. Links in the email direct the users' browsers to the websites for the items being offered. No reports of increased virus activity have been observed. A security administrator suspects that the users are the targets of: A. A watering hole attack B. Spear phishing C. A spoofing attack D. A spam campaign
a
Given the following set of firewall rules: From the inside to outside allow source any destination any port any From inside to dmz allow source any destination any port tcp-80 From inside to dmz allow source any destination any port tcp-443 Which of the following would prevent FTP traffic from reaching a server in the DMZ from the inside network? A. Implicit deny B. Policy routing C. Port forwarding D. Forwarding proxy
a
In the course of troubleshooting wireless issues from users a technician discovers that users are connecting to their home SSIDs which the technician scans but detects none of these SSIDs. The technician eventually discovers a rouge access point that spoofs any SSID request. Which of the following allows wireless use while mitigating this type of attack? A. Configure the device to verify access point MAC addresses B. Disable automatic connection to known SSIDs C. Only connect to trusted wireless networks D. Enable MAC filtering on the wireless access point
a
Which of the following are MOST susceptible to birthday attacks? A. Hashed passwords B. Digital certificates C. Encryption passwords D. One time passwords
a
Which of the following best describes the reason for using hot and cold aisles? A. To ensure air exhaust from one aisle doesn't blow into the air intake of the next aisle B. To ensure the dewpoint stays low enough that water doesn't condensate on equipment C. To decrease amount of power wiring that is run to each aisle D. Too maintain proper humidity in the datacenter across all aisles
a
While performing surveillance activities, an attacker determines that an organization is using 802.1X to secure LAN access. Which of the following attack mechanisms can the attacker utilize to bypass the identified network security? A. MAC spoofing B. Pharming C. Xmas attack D. ARP poisoning
a
a company is deploying an new video conferencing system to be used by the executive team for board meetings. The security engineer has been asked to choose the strongest available asymmetric cipher to be used for encryption of board papers, and chose the strongest available stream cipher to be configured for video streaming. Which of the following ciphers should be chosen? (Select two) A. RSA B. RC4 C. 3DES D. HMAC E. SJA-256
ab
A system administrator must configure the company's authentication system to ensure that users will be unable to reuse the last ten passwords within a six months period. Which of the following settings must be configured? (Select Two) A. Minimum password age B. Password complexity C. Password history D. Minimum password length E. Multi-factor authentication F. Do not store passwords with reversible encryption
ac
Which of the following technologies when applied to android and iOS environments, can an organization use to add security restrictions and encryption to existing mobile applications? (Select Two) A. Mobile device management B. Containerization C. Application whitelisting D. Application wrapping E. Mobile application store
ac
A server administrator discovers the web farm is using weak ciphers and wants to ensure that only stronger ciphers are accepted. Which of the following ciphers should the administrator implement in the load balancer? (Select Two) A. SHA-129 B. DES C. MD5 D. RC4 E. CRC-32
ad
An administrator is hardening systems and wants to disable unnecessary services. One Linux server hosts files used by a Windows web server on another machine. The Linux server is only used for secure file transfer, but requires a share for the Windows web server as well. The administrator sees the following output from a netstat -1p command: see test image 3 in exernal drive Which of the following processes can the administrator kill without risking impact to the purpose and function of the Linux or Windows servers? (Select Three) A. 1488 B. 1680 C. 2120 D. 2121 E. 2680 F. 8217
adf
An organization currently uses FTP for the transfer of large files, due to recent security enhancements, is now required to use a secure method of file transfer and is testing both SFTP and FTPS as alternatives. Which of the following ports should be opened on the firewall in order to test the two alternatives? (Select Two) A. TCP 22 B. TCP 25 C. TCP 69 D. UDP 161 E. TCP 990 F. TCP 3380
ae
Joe a system architect wants to implement appropriate solutions to secure the company's distributed database. Which of the following concepts should be considered to help ensure data security? (Select TWO) A. Data at rest B. Data in use C. Replication D. Wiping E. Retention F. Cloud Storage
ae
A security administrator wishes to implement a secure a method of file transfer when communicating with outside organizations. Which of the following protocols would BEST facilitate secure file transfers? (Select TWO) A. SCP B. TFTP C. SNMP D. FTP E. SMTP F. FTPS
af
A company is planning to encrypt the files in several sensitive directories of a file server with a symmetric key. Which of the following could be used? A. RSA B. TwoFish C. Diffie-Helman D. NTLMv2 E. RIPEMD
b
A developer needs to utilize AES encryption in an application but requires the speed of encryption and decryption to be as fast as possible. The data that will be secured is not sensitive so speed is valued over encryption complexity. Which of the following would BEST satisfy these requirements? A. AES with output feedback B. AES with cipher feedback C. AES with cipher block chaining D. AES with counter mode
b
A government agency wants to ensure that the systems they use have been deployed as security as possible. Which of the following technologies will enforce protections on these systems to prevent files and services from operating outside of a strict rule set? A. Host based Intrusion detection B. Host-based firewall C. Trusted OS D. Antivirus
b
A project manager is working with an architectural firm that focuses on physical security. The project manager would like to provide requirements that support the primary goal of safely. Based on the project manager's desires, which of the following controls would the BEST to incorporate into the facility design? A. Biometrics B. Escape routers C. Reinforcements D. Access controls
b
A security administrator has been asked to implement a VPN that will support remote access over IPSEC. Which of the following is an encryption algorithm that would meet this requirement? A. MD5 B. AES C. UDP D. PKI
b
A security analyst has been investigating an incident involving the corporate website. Upon investigation, it has been determined that users visiting the corporate website would be automatically redirected to a, malicious site. Further investigation on the corporate website has revealed that the home page on the corporate website has been altered to include an unauthorized item. Which of the following would explain why users are being redirected to the malicious site? A. DNS poisoning B. XSS C. Iframe D. Session hijacking
b
A security analyst, while doing a security scan using packet c capture security tools, noticed large volumes of data images of company products being exfiltrated to foreign IP addresses. Which of the following is the FIRST step in responding to scan results? A. Incident identification B. Implement mitigation C. Chain of custody D. Capture system image
b
A security technician is concerned there4 is not enough security staff available the web servers and database server located in the DMZ around the clock. Which of the following technologies, when deployed, would provide the BEST round the clock automated protection? A. HIPS & SIEM B. NIPS & HIDS C. HIDS& SIEM D. NIPS&HIPS
b
A small IT security form has an internal network composed of laptops, servers, and printers. The network has both wired and wireless segments and supports VPN access from remote sites. To protect the network from internal and external threats, including social engineering attacks, the company decides to implement stringent security controls. Which of the following lists is the BEST combination of security controls to implement? A. Disable SSID broadcast, require full disk encryption on servers, laptop, and personally owned electronic devices, enable MAC filtering on WAPs, require photographic ID to enter the building. B. Enable port security; divide the network into segments for servers, laptops, public and remote users; apply ACLs to all network equipment; enable MAC filtering on WAPs; and require two-factor authentication for network access. C. Divide the network into segments for servers, laptops, public and remote users; require the use of one time pads for network key exchange and access; enable MAC filtering ACLs on all servers. D. Enable SSID broadcast on a honeynet; install monitoring software on all corporate equipment' install CCTVs to deter social engineering; enable SE Linux in permissive mode.
b
A system administrator runs a network inventory scan every Friday at 10:00 am to track the progress of a large organization's operating system upgrade of all laptops. The system administrator discovers that some laptops are now only being reported as IP addresses. Which of the following options is MOST likely the cause of this issue? A. HIDS B. Host-based firewalls rules C. All the laptops are currently turned off D. DNS outage
b
A web administrator has just implemented a new web server to be placed in production. As part of the company's security plan, any new system must go through a security test before it is placed in production. The security team runs a port scan resulting in the following data: 21 tcp open FTP 23 tcp open Telnet 22 tcp open SSH 25 UDP open smtp 110 tcp open pop3 443 tcp open https Which of the following is the BEST recommendation for the web administrator? A. Implement an IPS B. Disable unnecessary services C. Disable unused accounts D. Implement an IDS E. Wrap TELNET in SSL
b
An administrator deploys a WPA2 Enterprise wireless network with EAP-PEAP-MSCHAPv2. The deployment is successful and company laptops are able to connect automatically with no user intervention. A year later, the company begins to deploy phones with wireless capabilities. Users report that they are receiving a warning when they attempt to connect to the wireless network from their phones. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the warning message? A. Mutual authentication on the phone is not compatible with the wireless network B. The phones do not support WPA2 Enterprise wireless networks C. User certificates were not deployed to the phones D. The phones' built in web browser is not compatible with the wireless network E. Self-signed certificates were used on the RADIUS servers
b
An administrator is configuring a new Linux web server where each user account is confined to a cheroot jail. Which of the following describes this type of control? A. SysV B. Sandbox C. Zone D. Segmentation
b
An administrator wants to provide onboard hardware based cryptographic processing and secure key storage for full-disk encryption. Which of the following should the administrator use to fulfil the requirements? A. AES B. TPM C. FDE D. PAM
b
An organization has an internal PKI that utilizes client certificates on each workstation. When deploying a new wireless network, the security engineer has asked that the new network authenticate clients by utilizes the existing client certificates. Which of the following authentication mechanisms should be utilized to meet this goal? A. EAP-FAST B. LEAP C. PEAP D. EAP-TLS
b
Devices on the SCADA network communicate exclusively at Layer 2. Which of the following should be used to prevent unauthorized systems using ARP-based attacks to compromise the SCADA network? A. Application firewall B. IPSec C. Hardware encryption D. VLANS
b
During a Linux security audit at a local college, it was noted that members of the dean's group were able to modify employee records in addition to modifying student records, resulting in an audit exception. The college security policy states that the dean's group should only have the ability to modify student records. Assuming that the correct user and group ownerships are in place, which of the following sets of permissions should have been assigned to the directories containing the employee records? A. R-x---rwx B. Rwxrwxrwx C. Rwx----wx D. Rwxrwxr—
b
Given the log output: Max 15 00:15:23.431 CRT: #SEC_LOGIN-5-LOGIN_SUCCESS: Login Success [user: msmith] [Source: 10.0.12.45] [localport: 23] at 00:15:23:431 CET Sun Mar 15 2015 Which of the following should the network administrator do to protect data security? A. Configure port security for logons B. Disable telnet and enable SSH C. Configure an AAA server D. Disable password and enable RSA authentication
b
In performing an authorized penetration test of an organization's system security, a penetration tester collects information pertaining to the application versions that reside on a server. Which of the following is the best way to collect this type of information? A. Protocol analyzer B. Banner grabbing C. Port scanning D. Code review
b
Jo an employee reports to the security manager that several files in a research and development folder that only JOE has access to have been improperly modified. The modified data on the files in recent and the modified by account is Joe's. The permissions on the folder have not been changed, and there is no evidence of malware on the server hosting the folder or on Joe's workstation. Several failed login attempts to Joe's account were discovered in the security log of the LDAP server. Given this scenario, which of the following should the security manager implement to prevent this in the future? A. Generic account prohibition B. Account lockout C. Password complexity D. User access reviews
b
The chief information officer (CIO) of a major company intends to increase employee connectivity and productivity by issuing employees mobile devices with access to their enterprise email, calendar, and contacts. The solution the CIO intends to use requires a PKI that automates the enrollment of mobile device certificates. Which of the following, when implemented and configured securely, will meet the CIO's requirement? A. OCSP B. SCEP C. SAML D. OSI
b
The firewall administrator is adding a new certificate for the company's remote access solution. The solution requires that the uploaded file contain the entire certificate chain for the certificate to load properly. The administrator loads the company certificate and the root CA certificate into the file. The file upload is rejected. Which of the following is required to complete the certificate chain? A. Certificate revocation list B. Intermediate authority C. Recovery agent D. Root of trust
b
Two users need to securely share encrypted files via email. Company policy prohibits users from sharing credentials or exchanging encryption keys. Which of the following can be implemented to enable users to share encrypted data while abiding by company policies? A. Key escrow B. Digital signatures C. PKI D. Hashing
b
Which of the following is a proprietary protocol commonly used for router authentication across an enterprise? A. SAML B. TACACS C. LDAP D. RADIUS
b
While responding to an incident on a new Windows server, the administrator needs to disable unused services. Which of the following commands can be used to see processes that are listening on a TCP port? A. IPCONFIG B. Netstat C. PSINFO D. Net session
b
A recent audit has revealed that all employees in the bookkeeping department have access to confidential payroll information, while only two members of the bookkeeping department have job duties that require access to the confidential information. Which of the following can be implemented to reduce the risk of this information becoming compromised in this scenario? (Select TWO) A. Rule-based access control B. Role-based access control C. Data loss prevention D. Separation of duties E. Group-based permissions
be
A recent review of accounts on various systems has found that after employees passwords are required to change they are recycling the same password as before. Which of the following policies should be enforced to prevent this from happening? (Select TWO) A. Reverse encryption B. Minimum password age C. Password complexity D. Account lockouts E. Password history
be
An attacker impersonates a fire marshal and demands access to the datacenter under the threat of a fine. Which of the following reasons make this effective? (Select two.) A. Consensus B. Authority C. Intimidation D. Trust E. Scarcity
be
A Chief Security Officer (CSO) has been unsuccessful in attempts to access the website for a potential partner (www.example.net). Which of the following rules is preventing the CSO from accessing the site? Blocked sites: *.nonews.com, *.rumorhasit.net, *.mars? A. Rule 1: deny from inside to outside source any destination any service smtp B. Rule 2: deny from inside to outside source any destination any service ping C. Rule 3: deny from inside to outside source any destination {blocked sites} service http-https D. Rule 4: deny from any to any source any destination any service any
c
A company often processes sensitive data for the government. The company also processes a large amount of commercial work and as such is often providing tours to potential customers that take them into various workspaces. Which of the following security methods can provide protection against tour participants viewing sensitive information at minimal cost? A. Strong passwords B. Screen protectors C. Clean-desk policy D. Mantraps
c
A corporate wireless guest network uses an open SSID with a captive portal to authenticate guest users. Guests can obtain their portal password at the service desk. A security consultant alerts the administrator that the captive portal is easily bypassed, as long as one other wireless guest user is on the network. Which of the following attacks did the security consultant use? A. ARP poisoning B. DNS cache poisoning C. MAC spoofing D. Rouge DHCP server
c
A forensics analyst is tasked identifying identical files on a hard drive. Due to the large number of files to be compared, the analyst must use an algorithm that is known to have the lowest collision rate. Which of the following should be selected? A. MD5 B. RC4 C. SHA-128 D. AES-256
c
A product manager is concerned about continuing operations at a facility located in a region undergoing significant political unrest. After consulting with senior management, a decision is made to suspend operations at the facility until the situation stabilizes. Which of the following risk management strategies BEST describes management's response? A. Deterrence B. Mitigation C. Avoidance D. Acceptance
c
A project manager is evaluating proposals for a cloud commuting project. The project manager is particularly concerned about logical security controls in place at the service provider's facility. Which of the following sections of the proposal would be MOST important to review, given the project manager's concerns? A. CCTV monitoring B. Perimeter security lighting system C. Biometric access system D. Environmental system configuration
c
A security administrator is using a software program to test the security of a wireless access point. After running the program for a few hours, the access point sends the wireless secret key back to the software program. Which of the following attacks is this an example of? A. WPS B. IV C. Deauth D. Replay
c
A security administrator wants to implement a company-wide policy to empower data owners to manage and enforce access control rules on various resources. Which of the following should be implemented? A. Mandatory access control B. Discretionary access control C. Role based access control D. Rule-based access control
c
A security manager received reports of several laptops containing confidential data stolen out of a lab environment. The lab is not a high security area and is secured with physical key locks. The security manager has no information to provide investigators related to who may have stolen the laptops. Which of the following should the security manager implement to improve legal and criminal investigations in the future? A. Motion sensors B. Mobile device management C. CCTV D. Cable locks E. Full-disk encryption
c
A system administrator is implementing a firewall ACL to block specific communication to and from a predefined list of IP addresses, while allowing all other communication. Which of the following rules is necessary to support this implementation? A. Implicit allow as the last rule B. Implicit allow as the first rule C. Implicit deny as the first rule D. Implicit deny as the last rule
c
A system administrator wants to implement an internal communication system that will allow employees to send encrypted messages to each other. The system must also support nonrepudiation. Which of the following implements all these requirements? A. Bcrypt B. Blowfish C. PGP D. SHA
c
A system administrator wants to use open source software but is worried about the source code being comprised. As a part of the download and installation process, the administrator should verify the integrity of the software by: A. Creating a digital signature of the file before installation B. Using a secure protocol like HTTPS to download the file C. Checking the has against an official mirror that contains the same file D. Encryption any connections the software makes
c
A technician needs to implement a system which will properly authenticate users by their username and password only when the users are logging in from a computer in the office building. Any attempt to authenticate from a location other than the office building should be rejected. Which of the following MUST the technician implement? A. Dual factor authentication B. Transitive authentication C. Single factor authentication D. Biometric authentication
c
A thief has stolen mobile device and removed its battery to circumvent GPS location tracking. The device user is a four digit PIN. Which of the following is a mobile device security control that ensures the confidentiality of company data?A. Remote wiping B. Mobile Access control C. Full device encryption D. Inventory control
c
After correctly configuring a new wireless enabled thermostat to control the temperature of the company's meeting room, Joe, a network administrator determines that the thermostat is not connecting to the internet-based control system. Joe verifies that the thermostat received the expected network parameters and it is associated with the AP. Additionally, the other wireless mobile devices connected to the same wireless network are functioning properly. The network administrator verified that the thermostat works when tested at his residence. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the thermostat is not connecting to the internet? A. The company implements a captive portal B. The thermostat is using the incorrect encryption algorithm C. the WPA2 shared likely is incorrect D. The company's DHCP server scope is full
c
Malware that changes its binary pattern on specific dates at specific times to avoid detection is known as a (n): A. armored virus B. logic bomb C. polymorphic virus D. Trojan
c
Recently clients are stating they can no longer access a secure banking site's webpage. In reviewing the clients' web browser settings, the certificate chain is showing the following: Certificate Chain: X Digi Cert Digi Cert High assurance C3 * banksite.com Certificate Store: Digi Cert - Others Certificate Store Digi Cert High assurance C3 - Others Certificate Store Based on the information provided, which of the following is the problem when connecting to the website? A. The certificate signature request was invalid B. Key escrow is failing for the certificate authority C. The certificate authority has revoked the certificate D. The clients do not trust the certificate authority
c
Recently the desktop support group has been performing a hardware refresh and has replaced numerous computers. An auditor discovered that a number of the new computers did not have the company's antivirus software installed on them, Which of the following could be utilized to notify the network support group when computers without the antivirus software are added to the network? A. Network port protection B. NAC C. NIDS D. Mac Filtering
c
The chief security officer (CSO) has reported a rise in data loss but no break-ins have occurred. By doing which of the following would the CSO MOST likely to reduce the number of incidents? A. Implement protected distribution B. Employ additional firewalls C. Conduct security awareness training D. Install perimeter barricades
c
The process of applying a salt and cryptographic hash to a password then repeating the process many times is known as which of the following? A. Collision resistance B. Rainbow table C. Key stretching D. Brute force attack
c
Which of the following is a best practice when setting up a client to use the LDAPS protocol with a server? A. The client should follow LDAP referrals to other secure servers on the network B. The client should trust the CA that signed the server's certificate C. The client should present a self-signed certificate to the server D. The client should have access to port 389 on the server
c
Which of the following forms of software testing can best be performed with no knowledge of how a system is internally structured or functions? (Select Two.) A. Boundary testing B. White box C. Fuzzing D. Black box E. Grey Box
cd
An administrator needs to protect against downgrade attacks due to various vulnerabilities in SSL/TLS. Which of the following actions should be performed? (Select TWO) A. Set minimum protocol supported B. Request a new certificate from the CA C. Configure cipher order D. Disable flash cookie support E. Re-key the SSL certificate F. Add the old certificate to the CRL
ce
A company is implementing a system to transfer direct deposit information to a financial institution. One of the requirements is that the financial institution must be certain that the deposit amounts within the file have not been changed. Which of the following should be used to meet the requirement? A. Key escrow B. Perfect forward secrecy C. Transport encryption D. Digital signatures E. File encryption
d
A group of users from multiple departments are working together on a project and will maintain their digital output in a single location. Which of the following is the BEST method to ensure access is restricted to use by only these users? A. Mandatory access control B. Rule-based access C. Group based privileges D. User assigned privileges
d
A security administrator is selecting an MDM solution for an organization, which has strict security requirements for the confidentiality of its data on end user devices. The organization decides to allow BYOD, but requires that users wishing to participate agree to the following specific device configurations; camera disablement, password enforcement, and application whitelisting. The organization must be able to support a device portfolio of differing mobile operating systems. Which of the following represents the MOST relevant technical security criteria for the MDM? A. Breadth of support for device manufacturers' security configuration APIS B. Ability to extend the enterprise password polices to the chosen MDM C. Features to support the backup and recovery of the stored corporate data D. Capability to require the users to accept an AUP prior to device onboarding
d
A switch is set up to allow only 2 simultaneous MAC addresses per switch port. An administrator is reviewing a log and determines that a switch ort has been deactivated in a conference room after it detected 3 or more MAC addresses on the same port. Which of the following reasons could have caused this port to be disabled? A. A pc had a NIC replaced and reconnected to the switch B. An ip telephone has been plugged in C. A rouge access point was plugged in D. An arp attack was launched from a pc on this port
d
A user contacts the help desk after being unable to log in to a corporate website. The user can log into the site from another computer in the next office, but not from the PC. The user's PC was able to connect earlier in the day. The help desk has user restart the NTP service. Afterwards the user is able to log into the website. The MOST likely reason for the initial failure was that the website was configured to use which of the following authentication mechanisms? A. Secure LDAP B. RADIUS C. NTLMv2 D. Kerberos
d
An information system owner has supplied a new requirement to the development team that calls for increased non-repudiation within the application. After undergoing several audits, the owner determined that current levels of non-repudiation were insufficient. Which of the following capabilities would be MOST appropriate to consider implementing is response to the new requirement? A. Transitive trust B. Symmetric encryption C. Two-factor authentication D. Digital signatures E. One-time passwords
d
Ann, a security administrator is hardening the user password policies. She currently has the following in place. Passwords expire every 60 days Password length is at least eight characters Passwords must contain at least one capital letter and one numeric character Passwords cannot be reused until the password has been changed eight times She learns that several employees are still using their original password after the 60-day forced change. Which of the following can she implement to BEST mitigate this? A. Lower the password expiry time to every 30days instead of every 60 days B. Require that the password contains at least one capital, one numeric, and one special character C. Change the re-usage time from eight to 16 changes before a password can be repeated D. Create a rule that users can only change their passwords once every two weeks
d
Client computers login at specified times to check and update antivirus definitions using a dedicated account configured by the administrator. One day the clients are unable to login with the account, but the server still responds to ping requests. The administrator has not made any changed. Which of the following most likely happened? A. Group policy is blocking the connection attempts B. The administrator account has been disabled C. The switch port for the server has died D. The password on the account has expired
d
During a code review a software developer discovers a security risk that may result in hundreds of hours of rework. The security team has classified these issues as low risk. Executive management has decided that the code will not be rewritten. This is an example of: A. Risk avoidance B. Risk transference C. Risk mitigation D. Risk acceptance
d
During a recent audit, the auditors cited the company's current virtual machine infrastructure as a concern. The auditors cited the fact that servers containing sensitive customer information reside on the same physical host as numerous virtual machines that follow less stringent security guild lines. Which of the following would be the best choice to implement to address this audit concern while maintain the current infrastructure? A. Migrate the individual virtual machines that do not contain sensitive data to separate physical machines B. Implement full disk encryption on all servers that do not contain sensitive customer data C. Move the virtual machines that contain the sensitive information to a separate host D. Create new VLANs and segment the network according to the level of data sensitivity
d
Joe noticed that there is a larger than normal account of network on the printer VLAN of his organization, causing users to have to wait a long time for a print job. Upon investigation Joe discovers that printers were ordered and added to the network without his knowledge. Which of the following will reduce the risk of this occurring again in the future? A. Log analysis B. Loop protection C. Access control list D. Rule-based management
d
The security administrator receives a service ticket saying a host based firewall is interfering with the operation of a new application that is being tested in delevopment. The administrator asks for clarification on which ports need to be open. The software vendor replies that it could use up to 20 ports and many customers have disabled the host based firewall. After examining the system the administrator sees several ports that are open for database and application servers that only used locally. The vendor continues to recommend disabling the host based firewall. Which of the following is the best course of action for the administrator to take? A. Allow ports used by the application through the network firewall B. Allow ports used externally through the host firewall C. Follow the vendor recommendations and disable the host firewall D. Allow ports used locally through the host firewall
d
When information is shared between two separate organizations, which of the following documents would describe the sensitivity as well as the type and flow of the information? A. SLA B. ISA C. BPA D. MOA
d
Which of the following BEST describes disk striping with parity? A. RAID O B. RAID 1 C. RAID 2 D. RAID 5
d
Which of the following describes the implementation of PAT? A. Translating the source and destination IPS, but not the source and destination ports B. A one to one persistent mapping between on private IP and one Public IP C. Changing the priority of a TCP stream based on the source address D. Associating multiple public IP addresses with one private address
d
Which of the following is a document that contains detailed information about actions that include how something will be done, when the actions will be performed, and penalties for failure? A. MOU B. ISA C. BPA D. SLA
d
While performing surveillance activities an attacker determines that an organization is using 802.1X to secure LAN access. Which of the following attack mechanisms can the attacker utilize to bypass the identified network security controls? A. MAC spoofing B. Pharming C. Xmas attack D. ARP poisoning
d
a malicious attacker has intercepted HTTP traffic and inserted an ASCII line that sets the referrer URL. Which of the following is the attacker most likely utilizing? A. Header manipulation B. Cookie hijacking C. Cross-site scripting D. Xml injection
d
A chief information officer (CIO) is concerned about PII contained in the organization's various data warehouse platforms. Since not all of the PII transferred to the organization is required for proper operation of the data warehouse application, the CIO requests the in needed PII data be parsed and securely discarded. Which of the following controls would be MOST appropriate in this scenario? A. Execution of PII data identification assessments B. Implementation of data sanitization routines C. Encryption of data-at-rest D. Introduction of education programs and awareness training E. Creation of policies and procedures
e