13.1.5 Practice Questions

Bob calls and complains that he has suddenly started getting a lot of unwanted email. Which of the following is the BEST type of software to install to solve Bob's problem?

Anti-spam

Employees in a small business have a habit of transferring files between computers using a USB flash drive and often bring in files from outside the company. Recently, a computer was infected with malware from a USB flash drive even though the employee did not access any files. Which of the following options would prevent this issue in the future?

Disable autorun

During an airline flight, a laptop user makes last-minute changes to a presentation that contains sensitive company information. Which of the following would make it difficult for other passengers to view this information on the laptop display?

Privacy filter

Defines an employee's rights to use company property

Acceptable Use Policy

Sets expectations for user privacy when using company resources.

Acceptable Use Policy

Identifies a set of rules or standards that define personal behaviors.

Code of Ethics

Provides a high-level overview of the organization's security program

Organizational Security Policy

A technician assist Joe, an employee in the sales department who needs access to the client database, by granting him administrator privileges. Later, Joe discovers he has access to the salaries in the payroll database. Which of the following security practices was violated?

Principle of least privilege

Which of the following practices are the BEST example of the principle of least privilege?

All users on a Windows workstation are limited user except for one user, who is responsible for maintaining the system.

One of the Windows workstations you manage has three user account defined on it. Two of the user are limited users while the third (your account) is an administrative user. Each limited and administrative user has been assigned a strong password. File and folder permissions have been assigned to prevent users from accessing each other's files. Which of the following would MOST likely increase the security of this system? (Select TWO).

Disable autorun on the system. Set a screensaver password.

One of the Windows workstations you manage has four user accounts defined on it. Two of the users are limited users while the third (your account) is an administrative user. The fourth account is the Guest user account, which has been enabled to allows management employees convenient workstation access. Each limited and administrative user has been assigned a strong password. File and folder permissions have been disabled on the system. What should you do to increase the security of this system?

Disable the Guest account

You provide desktop support at the branch office of a bank. One of the Windows workstations you manage is used to set up new customer accounts and fill out customer loan applications. Each user account on the system has been assigned a strong password. File and folder permissions have been assigned to prevent user from accessing each other's files. Which of the following would MOST likely increase the security of this system? (Select TWO. Each option is a complete solution.)

Install a privacy filter on the monitor. Secure the computer system to the desk with a cable lock.

Identifies the requirements for credentials used to authenticate to company-owned systems.

Password Policy

Specifies that user accounts should be locked after a certain number of failed login attempts.

Password Policy

Anna, a home office user, employs a technician to check the security on a computer that was hacked. The technician discovers that the user's password is the name of Anna's dog and hasn't been change in over a year. Which of the following security best practices should the technician recommend? (Select TWO)

Set a password expiration period. Require a strong password.

Which are example of strong password? (Select TWO)

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