CEH TEST

QUESTION 43 Security Policy is a definition of what it means to be secure for a system

organization or other entity. For Information Technologies, there are sub-policies like Computer Security Policy, Information Protection Policy, Information Security Policy, network Security Policy, Physical Security Policy, Remote Access Policy, and User Account Policy. What is the main theme of the sub-policies for Information Technologies? A. Availability, Non-repudiation, Confidentiality B. Authenticity, Integrity, Non-repudiation C. Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability D. Authenticity, Confidentiality, Integrity , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 32 In which of the following password protection technique

random strings of characters are added to the password before calculating their hashes? A. Keyed Hashing B. Key Stretching C. Salting D. Double Hashing , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 26 Which of the following Bluetooth hacking techniques does an attacker use to send messages to users without the recipient's consent

similar to email spamming? A. Bluesmacking B. Bluesniffing C. Bluesnarfing D. Bluejacking , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 29 An IT employee got a call from one of our best customers. The caller wanted to know about the company's network infrastructure

systems, and team. New opportunities of integration are in sight for both company and customer. What should this employee do? A. The employees cannot provide any information

QUESTION 40 Due to a slowdown of normal network operations

the IT department decided to monitor internet traffic for all of the employees. From a legal stand point, what would be troublesome to take this kind of measure? A. All of the employees would stop normal work activities B. IT department would be telling employees who the boss is C. Not informing the employees that they are going to be monitored could be an invasion of privacy. D. The network could still experience traffic slow down. , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 20 In which of the following cryptography attack methods

the attacker makes a series of interactive queries, choosing subsequent plaintexts based on the information from the previous encryptions? A. Chosen-plaintext attack B. Ciphertext-only attack C. Adaptive chosen-plaintext attack D. Known-plaintext attack , Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 47 Assume a business-crucial web-site of some company that is used to sell handsets to the customers worldwide. All the developed components are reviewed by the security team on a monthly basis. In order to drive business further

the web-site developers decided to add some 3rd party marketing tools on it. The tools are written in JavaScript and can track the customer's activity on the site. These tools are located on the servers of the marketing company. What is the main security risk associated with this scenario? A. External script contents could be maliciously modified without the security team knowledge B. External scripts have direct access to the company servers and can steal the data from there C. There is no risk at all as the marketing services are trustworthy D. External scripts increase the outbound company data traffic which leads greater financial losses , Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 42 An attacker

using a rogue wireless AP, performed an MITM attack and injected an HTML code to embed a malicious applet in all HTTP connections. When users accessed any page, the applet ran and exploited many machines. Which one of the following tools the hacker probably used to inject HTML code? A. Wireshark B. Ettercap C. Aircrack-ng D. Tcpdump , Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 34 Which of the following provides a security professional with most information about the system's security posture? A. Wardriving

warchalking, social engineering B. Social engineering, company site browsing, tailgating C. Phishing, spamming, sending trojans D. Port scanning, banner grabbing, service identification , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 51 When tuning security alerts

what is the best approach? A. Tune to avoid False positives and False Negatives B. Rise False positives Rise False Negatives C. Decrease the false positives D. Decrease False negatives , Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 23 Shellshock allowed an unauthorized user to gain access to a server. It affected many Internet-facing services

which OS did it not directly affect? , , A. Linux B. Unix C. OS X D. Windows , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 30 You are working as a Security Analyst in a company XYZ that owns the whole subnet range of 23.0.0.0/8 and 192.168.0.0/8. While monitoring the data

you find a high number of outbound connections. You see that IP's owned by XYZ (Internal) and private IP's are communicating to a Single Public IP. Therefore, the Internal IP's are sending data to the Public IP. After further analysis, you find out that this Public IP is a blacklisted IP, and the internal communicating devices are compromised. What kind of attack does the above scenario depict? , , A. Botnet Attack B. Spear Phishing Attack C. Advanced Persistent Threats D. Rootkit Attack , Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 17 Bob

your senior colleague, has sent you a mail regarding aa deal with one of the clients. You are requested to accept the offer and you oblige. After 2 days, Bob denies that he had ever sent a mail. What do you want to "know" to prove yourself that it was Bob who had send a mail? A. Confidentiality B. Integrity C. Non-Repudiation D. Authentication , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 12 What is not a PCI compliance recommendation? A. Use a firewall between the public network and the payment card dat

, A. B. Use encryption to protect all transmission of card holder data over any public network. C. Rotate employees handling credit card transactions on a yearly basis to different departments. D. Limit access to card holder data to as few individuals as possible. , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 53 Your company performs penetration tests and security assessments for small and medium-sized business in the local are

, A. During a routine security assessment, you discover information that suggests your client is involved with human trafficking. What should you do? A. Confront the client in a respectful manner and ask her about the dat, , A. B. Copy the data to removable media and keep it in case you need it. C. Ignore the data and continue the assessment until completed as agreed. D. Immediately stop work and contact the proper legal authorities. , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 28 Which of the following program infects the system boot sector and the executable files at the same time?

, A. Stealth virus B. Polymorphic virus C. Macro virus D. Multipartite Virus , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 37 A hacker has managed to gain access to a Linux host and stolen the password file from /etc/passwd. How can he use it?

, A. The file reveals the passwords to the root user only. B. The password file does not contain the passwords themselves. C. He cannot read it because it is encrypted. D. He can open it and read the user ids and corresponding passwords. , Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 1 Insecure direct object reference is a type of vulnerability where the application does not verify if the user is authorized to access the internal object via its name or key. Suppose a malicious user Rob tries to get access to the account of a benign user Ned. Which of the following requests best illustrates an attempt to exploit an insecure direct object reference vulnerability? A. "GET/restricted/goldtransfer?to=Rob&from=1 or 1=1' HTTP/1.1Host: westbank.com" B. "GET/restricted/accounts/?name=Ned HTTP/1.1 Host: westbank.com" C. "GET/restricted/bank.getaccount('Ned') HTTP/1.1 Host: westbank.com" D. "GET/restricted/\r\n\%00account%00Ned%00access HTTP/1.1 Host: westbank.com"

B. "GET/restricted/accounts/?name=Ned HTTP/1.1 Host: westbank.com"

QUESTION 4 Websites and web portals that provide web services commonly use the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Which of the following is an incorrect definition or characteristics of the protocol? A. Based on XML B. Only compatible with the application protocol HTTP C. Exchanges data between web services D. Provides a structured model for messaging

B. Only compatible with the application protocol HTTP

QUESTION 5 You have gained physical access to a Windows 2008 R2 server which has an accessible disc drive. When you attempt to boot the server and log in you are unable to guess the password. In your toolkit, you have an Ubuntu 9.10 Linux LiveCD. Which Linux-based tool can change any user's password or activate disabled Windows accounts? A. John the Ripper B. SET C. CHNTPW D. Cain & Abel

C. CHNTPW

QUESTION 2 Which tool allows analysts and pen testers to examine links between data using graphs and link analysis? A. Metasploit B. Cain & Abel C. Maltego D. Wireshark

C. Maltego

QUESTION 41 Which component of IPsec performs protocol-level functions that are required to encrypt and decrypt the packets? A. Internet Key Exchange (IKE) B. Oakley C. IPsec Policy Agent D. IPsec driver

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 46 Internet Protocol Security IPSec is actually a suite of protocols. Each protocol within the suite provides different functionality. Collective IPSec does everything except. A. Work at the Data Link Layer B. Protect the payload and the headers C. Encrypt D. Authenticate

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 55 Identify the UDP port that Network Time Protocol (NTP) uses as its primary means of communication? A. 123 B. 161 C. 69 D. 113

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 6 What type of vulnerability/attack is it when the malicious person forces the user's browser to send an authenticated request to a server? A. Cross-site request forgery B. Cross-site scripting C. Session hijacking D. Server side request forgery

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 8 You are doing an internal security audit and intend to find out what ports are open on all the servers. What is the best way to find out? A. Scan servers with Nmap B. Scan servers with MBSA C. Telnet to every port on each server D. Physically go to each server

Correct Answer: A Section: (none) Explanation

QUESTION 10 When does the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) require organizations to perform external and internal penetration testing? A. At least twice a year or after any significant upgrade or modification B. At least once a year and after any significant upgrade or modification C. At least once every two years and after any significant upgrade or modification D. At least once every three years or after any significant upgrade or modification

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 13 The "white box testing" methodology enforces what kind of restriction? A. Only the internal operation of a system is known to the tester. B. The internal operation of a system is completely known to the tester. C. The internal operation of a system is only partly accessible to the tester. D. Only the external operation of a system is accessible to the tester.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 18 The establishment of a TCP connection involves a negotiation called three-way handshake. What type of message does the client send to the server in order to begin this negotiation? A. ACK B. SYN C. RST D. SYN-ACK

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 27 Which method of password cracking takes the most time and effort? A. Shoulder surfing B. Brute force C. Dictionary attack D. Rainbow tables

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 33 Which Nmap option would you use if you were not concerned about being detected and wanted to perform a very fast scan? A. -T0 B. -T5 C. -O D. -A

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 54 You are a security officer of a company. You had an alert from IDS that indicates that one PC on your Intranet is connected to a blacklisted IP address (C2 Server) on the Internet. The IP address was blacklisted just before the alert. You are staring an investigation to roughly analyze the severity of the situation. Which of the following is appropriate to analyze? A. Event logs on the PC B. Internet Firewall/Proxy log C. IDS log D. Event logs on domain controller

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 45 Why should the security analyst disable/remove unnecessary ISAPI filters? A. To defend against social engineering attacks B. To defend against webserver attacks C. To defend against jailbreaking D. To defend against wireless attacks

Correct Answer: B Section: (none) Explanation

QUESTION 15 The following is part of a log file taken from the machine on the network with the IP address of 192.168.0.110: What type of activity has been logged? A. Teardrop attack targeting 192.168.0.110 B. Denial of service attack targeting 192.168.0.105 C. Port scan targeting 192.168.0.110 D. Port scan targeting 192.168.0.105

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 16 You are attempting to run an Nmap port scan on a web server. Which of the following commands would result in a scan of common ports with the least amount of noise in order to evade IDS? A. nmap -A - Pn B. nmap -sP -p-65535-T5 C. nmap -sT -O -T0 D. nmap -A --host-timeout 99-T1

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 21 Which of the following attacks exploits web age vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to force an unsuspecting user's browser to send malicious requests they did not intend? A. Command Injection Attacks B. File Injection Attack C. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) D. Hidden Field Manipulation Attack

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 3 A hacker is an intelligent individual with excellent computer skills and the ability to explore a computer's software and hardware without the owner's permission. Their intention can either be to simply gain knowledge or to illegally make changes. Which of the following class of hacker refers to an individual who works both offensively and defensively at various times? A. White Hat B. Suicide Hacker C. Gray Hat D. Black Hat

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 50 Which of the following is a low-tech way of gaining unauthorized access to systems? A. Scanning B. Sniffing C. Social Engineering D. Enumeration

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 44 Which of the following antennas is commonly used in communications for a frequency band of 10 MHz to VHF and UHF? A. Omnidirectional antenna B. Dipole antenna C. Yagi antenna D. Parabolic grid antenna

Correct Answer: C Section: (none) Explanation

QUESTION 11 Which of the following types of jailbreaking allows user-level access but does not allow iboot-level access? A. Bootrom Exploit B. iBoot Exploit C. Sandbox Exploit D. Userland Exploit

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 19 Firewalls are the software or hardware systems that are able to control and monitor the traffic coming in and out the target network based on pre-defined set of rules. Which of the following types of firewalls can protect against SQL injection attacks? A. Data-driven firewall B. Stateful firewall C. Packet firewall D. Web application firewall

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 22 Which is the first step followed by Vulnerability Scanners for scanning a network? A. TCP/UDP Port scanning B. Firewall detection C. OS Detection D. Checking if the remote host is alive

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 31 Which of the following is an adaptive SQL Injection testing technique used to discover coding errors by inputting massive amounts of random data and observing the changes in the output? A. Function Testing B. Dynamic Testing C. Static Testing D. Fuzzing Testing

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 35 What is the most common method to exploit the "Bash Bug" or "ShellShock" vulnerability? A. Manipulate format strings in text fields B. SSH C. SYN Flood D. Through Web servers utilizing CGI (Common Gateway Interface) to send a malformed environment variable to a vulnerable Web server

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 36 What term describes the amount of risk that remains after the vulnerabilities are classified and the countermeasures have been deployed? A. Deferred risk B. Impact risk C. Inherent risk D. Residual risk

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 48 What type of analysis is performed when an attacker has partial knowledge of inner-workings of the application? A. Black-box B. Announced C. White-box D. Grey-box

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 52 Which regulation defines security and privacy controls for Federal information systems and organizations? A. HIPAA B. EU Safe Harbor C. PCI-DSS D. NIST-800-53

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 39 An attacker scans a host with the below command. Which three flags are set? (Choose three.) #nmap -sX host.domain.com A. This is ACK scan. ACK flag is set B. This is Xmas scan. SYN and ACK flags are set C. This is Xmas scan. URG

PUSH and FIN are set D. This is SYN scan. SYN flag is set , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 25 Bob

a network administrator at BigUniversity, realized that some students are connecting their notebooks in the wired network to have Internet access. In the university campus, there are many Ethernet ports available for professors and authorized visitors but not for students. He identified this when the IDS alerted for malware activities in the network. What should Bob do to avoid this problem? A. Disable unused ports in the switches B. Separate students in a different VLAN C. Use the 802.1x protocol D. Ask students to use the wireless network , Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 9 Steve

a scientist who works in a governmental security agency, developed a technological solution to identify people based on walking patterns and implemented this approach to a physical control access. A camera captures people walking and identifies the individuals using Steve's approach. After that, people must approximate their RFID badges. Both the identifications are required to open the door. In this case, we can say: A. Although the approach has two phases, it actually implements just one authentication factor B. The solution implements the two authentication factors: physical object and physical characteristic C. The solution will have a high level of false positives D. Biological motion cannot be used to identify people , Correct Answer: B

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anyway, he/she will provide the name of the person in charge. B. Since the company's policy is all about Customer Service, he/she will provide information. C. Disregarding the call, the employee should hang up. D. The employee should not provide any information without previous management authorization. , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 14 This tool is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks

as well as the PTW attack, thus making the attack much faster compared to other WEP cracking tools. Which of the following tools is being described? A. wificracker B. Airguard C. WLAN-crack D. Aircrack-ng , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 49 Bob finished a C programming course and created a small C application to monitor the network traffic and produce alerts when any origin sends "many" IP packets

based on the average number of packets sent by all origins and using some thresholds. In concept, the solution developed by Bob is actually: A. Just a network monitoring tool B. A signature-based IDS C. A hybrid IDS D. A behavior-based IDS , Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 24 Alice encrypts her data using her public key PK and stores the encrypted data in the cloud. Which of the following attack scenarios will compromise the privacy of her data? A. None of these scenarios compromise the privacy of Alice's data B. Agent Andrew subpoenas Alice

forcing her to reveal her private key. However, the cloud server successfully resists Andrew's attempt to access the stored data C. Hacker Harry breaks into the cloud server and steals the encrypted data D. Alice also stores her private key in the cloud, and Harry breaks into the cloud server as before , Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 38 Chandler works as a pen-tester in an IT-firm in New York. As a part of detecting viruses in the systems

he uses a detection method where the anti-virus executes the malicious codes on a virtual machine to simulate CPU and memory activities. Which type of virus detection method did Chandler use in this context? A. Heuristic Analysis B. Code Emulation C. Integrity checking D. Scanning , Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 7 What would you enter

if you wanted to perform a stealth scan using Nmap? A. nmap -sU B. nmap -sS C. nmap -sM D. nmap -sT , Correct Answer: B