CIS 1358
You suspect cache poisoning or spoofing has occurred on your network. Users are complaining of strange web results and being redirected to undesirable sites. Which log would help you determine what is going on?
DNS logs
An attacker uses an exploit to push a modified hosts file to client systems. This hosts file redirects traffic from legitimate tax preparation sites to malicious sites to gather personal and financial information. Which kind of exploit has been used in this scenario?
DNS poisoning
Which type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack occurs when a name server receives malicious or misleading data that incorrectly maps host names and IP addresses?
DNS poisoning
While using the internet, you type the URL of one of your favorite sites in the browser. Instead of going to the correct site, the browser displays a completely different website. When you use the IP address of the web server, the correct site is displayed. Which type of attack has likely occurred?
DNS poisoning
During a recent site survey, you found a rogue wireless access point on your network. Which of the following actions should you take first to protect your network while still preserving evidence?
Disconnect the access point from the network.
Cloud storage is a virtual service, so the infrastructure is the responsibility of the storage provider. Access control should be set as a local file system would be, with no need for the provider to have access to the stored data. You are implementing the following measures to secure your cloud storage: Verify that security controls are the same as in a physical data center. Use data classification policies. Assign information into categories that determine storage, handling, and access requirements. Assign information classification based on information sensitivity and criticality. Which of the following is another security measure you can implement?
Dispose of data when it is no longer needed by using specialized tools.
Which of the following processes identifies an operating system based on its response to different types of network traffic?
Fingerprinting
You want to allow RDP 3389 traffic into your network for a group of users to access a particular workstation that has a special application in your office. Which endpoint security tool would you use to make this happen?
Firewall rules
By default, events received from the source computers in Event Subscription are saved in which log?
Forwarded Events log
Which backup strategy backs up all fi les from a computer's fi le system, regardless of whether the file's archive bit is set or not, and then marks them as backed up?
Full
Recently, a serious security breach occurred in your organization. An attacker was able to log in to the internal network and steal data through a VPN connection using the credentials assigned to a vice president in your organization. For security reasons, all individuals in upper management in your organization have unlisted home phone numbers and addresses. However, security camera footage from the vice president's home recorded someone rummaging through her garbage cans prior to the attack. The vice president admitted to writing her VPN login credentials on a sticky note that she subsequently threw away in her household trash. You suspect the attacker found the sticky note in the trash and used the credentials to log in to the network. You've reviewed the vice president's social media pages. You found pictures of her home posted, but you didn't notice anything in the photos that would give away her home address. She assured you that her smartphone was never misplaced prior to the attack. Which security weakness is the MOST likely cause of the security breach?
Geotagging was enabled on her smartphone.
Your organization allows employees to bring their own devices into work, but management is concerned that a malicious internal user could use a mobile device to conduct an insider attack. Which of the following should be implemented to help mitigate this threat?
Implement an AUP that specifies where and when mobile devices can be possessed within the organization.
You manage the information systems for a large manufacturing firm. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices are used on the manufacturing floor to manage your organization's automated factory equipment. The SCADA devices use embedded smart technology, allowing them to be managed using a mobile device app over an internet connection. You are concerned about the security of these devices. What can you do to increase their security posture? (Select two.)
Install the latest firmware updates from the device manufacturer. Verify that your network's existing security infrastructure is working properly.
A conditional statement that selects the statements to run depending on whether an expression is true or false is known as which of the following?
If else statement
You manage information systems for a large co-location data center. Networked environmental controls are used to manage the temperature within the data center. These controls use embedded smart technology that allows them to be managed over an internet connection using a mobile device app. You are concerned about the security of these devices. What can you do to increase their security posture? (Select two.)
Install the latest firmware updates from the device manufacturer. Verify that your network's existing security infrastructure is working properly.
The IT manager has tasked you with implementing a solution that ensures that mobile devices are up to date, have anti-malware installed, and have the latest definition updates before being allowed to connect to the network. Which of the following should you implement?
NAC
Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure are some of the most widely used cloud storage solutions for enterprises. Which of the following factors prompt companies to take advantage of cloud storage? (Select two.)
Need to bring costs down Growing demand for storage
Which of the following disk configurations might sustain losing two disks? (Select two.)
RAID 0+1 RAID 1+0
Which of the following drive configurations is fault tolerant?
RAID 5
Which of the following serves real-time applications without buff er delays?
RTOS
Which of the following password attacks uses preconfigured matrices of hashed dictionary words?
Rainbow table attack
Which of the following cloud storage access services acts as a gatekeeper, extending an organization's security policies into the cloud storage infrastructure?
A cloud-access security broker
Your organization recently purchased 20 Android tablets for use by the organization's management team. To increase the security of these devices, you want to ensure that only specific apps can be installed. Which of the following would you implement?
App whitelisting
A security administrator logs onto a Windows server on her organization's network. Then she runs a vulnerability scan on that server. Which type of scan was conducted in this scenario?
Credentialed scan
Which of the following activities are typically associated with a penetration test?
Attempt social engineering
You are configuring a source-initiated subscription on the collector computer in Event Viewer. Which of the following do you need to specify?
Computer group
Your organization recently purchased 18 iPad tablets for use by the organization's management team. These devices have iOS pre-installed on them. To increase the security of these devices, you want to apply a default set of security-related configuration settings. What is the BEST approach to take to accomplish this? (Select two. Each option is part of a complete solution.)
Configure and apply security policy settings in a mobile device management (MDM) system. Enroll the devices in a mobile device management (MDM) system.
You are running a packet sniffer on your workstation so you can identify the types of traffic on your network. You expect to see all the traffi c on the network, but the packet sniff er only seems to be capturing frames that are addressed to the network interface on your workstation. Which of the following must you configure in order to see all of the network traffic?
Configure the network interface to use promiscuous mode.
Which phase or step of a security assessment is a passive activity?
Reconnaissance
What is the primary security feature that can be designed into a network's infrastructure to protect and support availability?
Redundancy
Which of the following app deployment and update methods allows an administrator to remove apps and clear all data from a device without affecting the device itself?
Remote management
Which of the following app deployment and update methods allows updates to be uploaded onto Intune where they can be pushed out to users within 24 hours?
Remote management
Which of the following devices are special computer systems that gather, analyze, and manage automated factory equipment?
SCADA
You want to use a tool to see packets on a network, including the source and destination of each packet. Which tool should you use?
Wireshark
Which load balancing method distributes a workload across multiple computers?
Workload balancing
Your network performs a full backup every night. Each Sunday, the previous night's backup tape is archived. On a Wednesday morning, the storage system fails. How many restore operations would you need to perform to recover all of the data?
1
Which of the following is an advantage of a virtual browser?
Protects the host operating system from malicious downloads
!= or <> refers to Not Equal in which scripting language?
Python
A forensic investigator gathers potential evidence from many software, hardware, and other sources. There is an order in which the evidence needs to be gathered. The order of volatility describes the process of capturing data based on the volatility of said data. Place the following items in the correct order of volatility in the gathering of potential evidence.
1. Random Access Memory (RAM) 2. Swap/page file 3. Hard drive 4. Remote logs 5. Archived data
Your network uses the following backup strategy: Full backups every Sunday night Differential backups Monday night through Saturday night On Thursday morning, the storage system fails. How many restore operations would you need to perform to recover all of the data?
2
You have been asked to implement a RAID 5 solution for your network. What is the minimum number of hard disks that can be used to configure RAID 5?
3
Your network uses the following backup strategy: Full backups every Sunday night Incremental backups Monday night through Saturday night On a Thursday morning, the storage system fails. How many restore operations would you need to perform to recover all of the data?
4
What is the minimum number of users needed in a Windows Enterprise agreement for Intune to be included?
500
Which of the following are disadvantages of server virtualization?
A compromised host system might affect multiple servers
Which of the following describes a man-in-the-middle attack?
A false server intercepts communications from a client by impersonating the intended server.
Users in the sales department perform many of their daily tasks, such as emailing and creating sales presentations, on their personal tablets. The chief information officer worries that one of these users might also use their tablet to steal sensitive information from the organization's network. Your job is to implement a solution that prevents insiders from accessing sensitive information stored on the organization's network from their personal devices while still giving them access to the internet. Which of the following should you implement?
A guest wireless network that is isolated from your organization's production network
Users in the sales department perform many of their daily tasks, such as emailing and creating sales presentations, on company-owned tablets. These tablets contain sensitive information. If one of these tablets is lost or stolen, this information could end up in the wrong hands. The chief information officer wants you to implement a solution that can be used to keep sensitive information from getting into the wrong hands if a device is lost or stolen. Which of the following should you implement?
A mobile device management (MDM) infrastructure
Which of the following accurately describes what a protocol analyzer is used for? (Select two.)
A passive device that is used to copy frames and allow you to view frame contents.
In a variation of the brute force attack, an attacker may use a predefined list of common usernames and passwords to gain access to existing user accounts. Which countermeasure best addresses this issue?
A strong password policy
Which of the following describes a system image backup? (Select two.)
A system image backup consists of an entire volume backed up to .vhd files. A system image contains everything on the system volume, including the operating system, installed programs, drivers, and user data fi les.
Which of the following could be an example of a malicious insider attack?
A user uses the built-in microphone to record conversations.
Which of the following components are the SIEM's way of letting the IT team know that a pre-established parameter is not within the acceptable range?
Alerts
Which of the following attacks tries to associate an incorrect MAC address with a known IP address?
ARP poisoning
Which of the following is the term used to describe what happens when an attacker sends falsified messages to link their MAC address with the IP address of a legitimate computer or server on a network
ARP poisoning
Which of the following is a policy that defines appropriate and inappropriate usage of company resources, assets, and communications?
Acceptable use policy (AUP)
Which of the following is the first phase of the Microsoft Intune application life cycle?
Add
Which of the following strategies can protect against a rainbow table password attack?
Add random bits to the password before hashing takes place
Which of the following BEST describes the Physical SDN layer?
Also known as the Infrastructure layer
Which of the following defines an acceptable use agreement?
An agreement that identifies employees' rights to use company property, such as internet access and computer equipment, for personal use.
You are concerned about protecting your network from network-based attacks on the internet. Specifically, you are concerned about attacks that have not yet been identified or that do not have prescribed protections. Which type of device should you use?
Anomaly-based IDS
What is the most common form of host-based IDS that employs signature or pattern-matching detection methods?
Antivirus software
Which of the following app deployment and update methods can be configured to make available to specific users and groups only the apps that they have rights to access?
App catalog
Which SDN layer would a load balancer that stops and starts VMs as resource use increases reside on?
Application
Which type of firewall operates at Layer 7 of the OSI model?
Application layer
Some users report that frequent system crashes have started happening on their workstations. Upon further investigation, you notice that these users all have the same application installed that has been recently updated. Where would you go to conduct a root cause analysis?
Application log
Which of the following is an open-source hardware and software company that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers as well as kits to build digital devices?
Arduino
Which of the following is an important aspect of evidence-gathering?
Back up all log fi les and audit trails.
After an intrusion has occurred and the intruder has been removed from the system, which of the following is the best step or action to take next?
Back up all logs and audits regarding the incident.
Which of the following is true of an incremental backup's process?
Backs up all fi les with the archive bit set and resets the archive bit.
You have been hired as part of the team that manages an organization's network defense. Which security team are you working on?
Blue
You are using a password attack that tests every possible keystroke for each single key in a password until the correct one is found. Which of the following technical password attacks are you using?
Brute force attack
As part of a special program, you have discovered a vulnerability in an organization's website and reported it to the organization. Because of the severity, you are paid a good amount of money. Which type of penetration test are you performing?
Bug bounty
You are in charge of making sure the IT systems of your company survive in case of any type of disaster in any of your locations. Your document should include organizational charts, phone lists, and order of restore. Each business unit should write their own policies and procedures with guidelines from corporate management. Which of the following documents should you create for this purpose?
Business continuity plan
Which device deployment model gives businesses significant control over device security while allowing employees to use their devices to access both corporate and personal data?
COPE
Which of the following are network-sniffing tools?
Cain and Abel, Ettercap, and TCPDump
You are using a protocol analyzer to capture network traffic. You want to only capture the frames coming from a specific IP address. Which of the following can you use to simplify this process?
Capture filters
You have been asked to draft a document related to evidence-gathering that contains details about personnel in possession and control of evidence from the time of discovery up through the time of presentation in court. Which type of document is this?
Chain of custody
What is the most important element related to evidence in addition to the evidence itself?
Chain of custody document
Which of the following provides the network virtualization solution called XenServer?
Citrix
What is the on-premises, cloud-based software tool that sits between an organization and a cloud service provider called?
Cloud-access security broker
Which of the following can provide the most specific protection and monitoring capabilities?
Cloud-access security broker
Which of the following is a network device that is deployed in the cloud to protect against unwanted access to a private network?
Cloud-based firewall
Which of the following network strategies connects multiple servers together so that if one server fails, the others immediately take over its tasks, preventing a disruption in service?
Clustering
Which of the following is a recovery site that may have electricity connected, but there are no servers installed and no high-speed data lines present?
Cold site
Which SIEM component is responsible for gathering all event logs from configured devices and securely sending them to the SIEM system?
Collectors
Which of the following BEST describes the Application SDN layer?
Communicates with the Control layer through the northbound interface
A group of small local businesses have joined together to share access to a cloud-based payment system. Which type of cloud is MOST likely being implemented?
Community
Which of the following Intune portals is used by end users to manage their own account and enroll devices?
Company portal
What does an IDS that uses signature recognition use to identify attacks?
Comparisons to known attack patterns
Which Amazon device can be used to control smart devices (such as lights) throughout a home using voice commands?
Echo
You have detected and identified a security event. What's the first step you should complete?
Containment
You would like to make sure users are not accessing inappropriate content online at work. Which endpoint security strategy would you employ?
Content filtering
How can a criminal investigator ensure the integrity of a removable media device found while collecting evidence?
Create a checksum using a hashing algorithm
You want to store your computer-generated audit logs in case they are needed in the future for examination or to be used as evidence in the event of a security incident. Which method can you use to ensure that the logs you put in storage have not been altered when you use them in the future?
Create a hash of each log.
You are an application developer. You use a hypervisor with multiple virtual machines installed to test your applications on various operating systems' versions and editions. Currently, all of your virtual machines used for testing are connected to the production network through the hypervisor's network interface. However, you are concerned that the latest application you are working on could adversely impact other network hosts if errors exist in the code. To prevent issues, you decide to isolate the virtual machines from the production network. However, they still need to be able to communicate directly with each other. What should you do? (Select two. Both responses are part of the complete solution.)
Create a new virtual switch configured for host-only (internal) networking. Connect the virtual network interfaces in the virtual machines to the virtual switch
You have a computer with three hard disks. A RAID 0 volume uses space on Disk 1 and Disk 2. A RAID1 volume uses space on Disk 2 and Disk 3. Disk 2 fails. Which of the following is true?
Data on the RAID 1 volume is accessible; data on the RAID 0 volume is not.
Which of the following BEST describes a constant?
Data or a value that does not change.
You set up Event Subscription, but you are getting an overwhelming amount of events recorded. What should you do?
Define a filter
In which phase of the Microsoft Intune application life cycle would you assign an app to users and/or devices you manage and monitor them on the Azure portal?
Deploy
Why do attackers prefer to conduct distributed network attacks in static environments? (Select two.)
Devices tend to employ much weaker security than traditional network devices. Devices are typically more difficult to monitor than traditional network devices.
You are conducting a forensic investigation. The attack has been stopped. Which of the following actions should you perform first?
Document what is on the screen
When you conduct a forensic investigation, which of the following initial actions is appropriate for preserving evidence?
Document what is on the screen.
You suspect a bad video driver is causing a user's system to randomly crash and reboot. Where would you go to identify and confirm your suspicions?
Dump files
You are cleaning your desk at work. You toss several stacks of paper in the trash, including a sticky note with your password written on it. Which of the following types of non-technical password attack shave you enabled?
Dumpster diving
Which of the following mobile device management (MDM) solutions is hardware-agnostic and supports many different brands of mobile devices?
EMM
Which of the following are advantages of virtualization? (Select two.)
Easy migration of systems to different hardware Centralized administration
Which of the following is an exploit in which malware allows the virtual OS to interact directly with the hypervisor?
Escape
You would like to get a feel for the amount of bandwidth you are using in your network. What is the first thing you should do?
Establish a baseline.
You wish to configure collector-initiated event subscriptions. On the collector computer, in which program do you configure a subscription?
Event Viewer
In your role as a security analyst, you ran a vulnerability scan, and several vulnerabilities werereported. Upon further inspection, none of the vulnerabilities actually existed. Which type of result is this?
False positive
For source-initiated subscriptions, which tool do you use to configure event forwarding?
Group Policy
Which method can you use to verify that a bit-level image copy of a hard drive is an exact clone of the original hard drive collected as evidence?
Hashing
As a security precaution, you have implemented IPsec that is used between any two devices on your network. IPsec provides encryption for traffic between devices. You would like to implement a solution that can scan the contents of the encrypted traffic to prevent any malicious attacks. Which solution should you implement?
Host-based IDS
You have been asked to deploy a network solution that includes an alternate location where operational recovery is provided within minutes of a disaster. Which of the following strategies would you choose?
Hot site
Which of the following is a network virtualization solution provided by Microsoft?
Hyper-V
Which of the following devices is computer software, firmware, or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines?
Hypervisor
You are concerned about attacks directed at your network firewall. You want to be able to identify and be notified of any attacks. In addition, you want the system to take immediate action to stop or prevent the attack, if possible. Which tool should you use?
IPS
Your organization uses a web server to host an e-commerce site. Because this web server handles financial transactions, you are concerned that it could become a prime target for exploits. You want to implement a network security control that analyzes the contents of each packet going to or from the web server. The security control must be able to identify malicious payloads and block them. What should you do?
Implement an application-aware IPS in front of the web server
The IT manager has tasked you with configuring Intune. You have enrolled the devices and now need to set up the Intune policies. Where would you go to set up the Intune policies?
In the Admin portal, select Policy > Add Policy.
Which of the following tools allows the user to set security rules for an instance of an application that interacts with one organization and different security rules for an instance of the application when interacting with another organization?
Instance awareness
What is the system that connects application repositories, systems, and IT environments in a way that allows access and exchange of data over a network by multiple devices and locations called?
Integration
You notice that a growing number of devices, such as environmental control systems and wearabledevices, are connecting to your network. These devices, known as smart devices, are sending andreceiving data via wireless network connections. Which of the following labels applies to this growing ecosystem of smart devices?
Internet of Things (IoT)
Your organization recently purchased 20 Android tablets for use by the organization's management team. You are using a Windows domain. Which of the following should you use to push security settings to the devices?
Intune
Capturing packets as they travel from one host to another with the intent of altering the contents of the packets is a form of which type of attack?
Man-in-the-middle attack
Which of the following is the recommend Intune configuration?
Intune Standalone
You need to limit a compromised application from causing harm to other assets in your network. Which strategy should you employ?
Isolation
You want to check a server for user accounts that have weak passwords. Which tool should you use?
John the Ripper
Your company is about to begin litigation, and you need to gather information. You need to get emails, memos, invoices, and other electronic documents from employees. You'd also like to get printed, physical copies of documents. Which tool would you use to gather this information?
Legal hold
Which of the following describes a false positive when using an IPS device?
Legitimate traffic being flagged as malicious
The chain of custody is used for which purpose?
Listing people coming into contact with the evidence
You have a large number of source computers in your IT environment. Which subscription type would be most efficient to employ?
Source-initiated
Which of the following is a technique that disperses a workload between two or more computers or resources to achieve optimal resource utilization, throughput, or response time?
Load balancing
Match each network sniffi ng method with the correct definition.
MAC spoofing allows an attacker's computer to connect to a switch using an authorized MAC address. MAC flooding is the process of intentionally overwhelming the CAM table with Ethernet frames, each originating from a different MAC address. With ARP poisoning, the MAC address of the attacker can be associated with the IP address of another host. Port mirroring creates a duplicate of all network traffic on a port and sends it to another device.
Which step in the penetration testing life cycle is accomplished using rootkits or Trojan horse programs?
Maintain access
As a security analyst, you are configuring your environment to be able to properly gather digital forensic information. Which of the following must be set up to help create a timeline of events?
Make sure all client computers have their time set accurately by a time server.
As a security analyst, you suspect a threat actor used a certain tactic and technique to infiltrate your network. Which incident-response framework or approach would you utilize to see if other companies have had the same occurrence and what they did to remedy it?
Mitre Att@ck
As a security analyst, you have discovered the victims of an malicious attack have several things in common. Which tools would you use to help you identify who might be behind the attacks and prevent potential future victims?
Mitre Att@cks Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
Which of the following is a solution that pushes security policies directly to mobile devices over a network connection?
Mobile device management (MDM)
You need to remotely wipe an android phone for one of your rogue users. Which endpoint tool would you use?
Mobile device management (MDM)
Which of the following is an advantage of software-defined networking (SDN)?
More granular control
Which of the following statements about virtual networks is true? (Select two.)
Multiple virtual networks can be associated with a single physical network adapter A virtual network is dependent on the configuration and physical hardware of the host operating system
You want to use a tool to scan a system for vulnerabilities, including open ports, running services, and missing patches. Which tool should you use?
Nessus
You want to identify all devices on a network along with a list of open ports on those devices. You want the results displayed in a graphical diagram. Which tool should you use?
Network mapper
A security administrator needs to run a vulnerability scan that analyzes a system from the perspective of a hacker attacking the organization from the outside. Which type of scan should he or she use?
Non-credentialed scan
Which of the following does the Application layer use to communicate with the Control layer?
Northbound APIs
Gathering as much personally identifiable information (PII) on a target as possible is a goal of which reconnaissance method?
OSINT
Which of the following techniques involves adding random bits of data to a password before it is stored as a hash?
Password salting
Which of the following uses hacking techniques to proactively discover internal vulnerabilities?
Penetration testing
Which of the following are backed up during an incremental backup?
Only files that have changed since the last full or incremental backup.
Which of the following BEST describes PuTTy?
Open-source software that is developed and supported by a group of volunteers.
Which of the following BEST describes the Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing service model?
PaaS delivers everything a developer needs to build an application on the cloud infrastructure.
You are concerned about attacks directed against the firewall on your network. You would like to examine the content of individual frames sent to the firewall. Which tool should you use?
Packet sniffer
You want to know which protocols are being used on your network. You'd like to monitor network traffic and sort traffic by protocol. Which tool should you use?
Packet sniffer
Which type of firewall protects against packets coming from certain IP addresses?
Packet-filtering
Which type of reconnaissance is dumpster diving?
Passive
Your disaster recovery plan calls for backup media to be stored at a different location. The location is a safe deposit box at the local bank. Because of this, the disaster recovery plan specifies that you choose a method that uses the least amount of backup media but also allows you to quickly back up and restore files. Which backup strategy would BEST meet the disaster recovery plan?
Perform a full backup once per week and a differential backup the other days of the week.
Which of the following Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) system automation components is often used to document the processes and procedures that are to be used by a human during a manual intervention?
Playbook
You decide to use a packet sniff er to identify the type of traffi c sent to a router. You run the packetsniffi ng software on a device that is connected to a hub with three other computers. The hub isconnected to a switch that is connected to the router. When you run the software, you see frames addressed to the four workstations, but not to the router. Which feature should you confi gure on the switch?
Port mirroring
You want to make sure that a set of servers only accepts traffi c for specifi c network services. You haveverifi ed that the servers are only running the necessary services, but you also want to make sure thatthe servers do not accept packets sent to those services. Which tool should you use?
Port scanner
To prevent server downtime, which of the following components should be installed redundantly in a server system?
Power supply
What does the hashing of log fi les provide?
Proof that the fi les have not been altered
You want to identify traffi c that is generated and sent through a network by a specific application running on a device. Which tool should you use?
Protocol analyzer
Which of the following BEST describes a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)?
Provides enhanced security and better data protection because most of the data processing is provided by servers in the data center rather than on the local device.
Match each description on the left with the appropriate cloud technology on the right.
Public cloud Providescloudservices to just about anyone. Private cloud Providescloudservices to a single organization. Community cloud Allows cloud services to be shared by several organizations. Hybrid cloud Integratesone cloud service with other cloud services.
A smartphone was lost at the airport. There is no way to recover the device. Which of the following ensures data confidentiality on the device?
Remote wipe
Mobile application management (MAM) provides the ability to do which of the following?
Remotely install and uninstall apps.
Which of the following methods can cloud providers implement to provide high availability?
Replication
A system failure has occurred. Which of the following restoration processes would result in the fastest restoration of all data to its most current state?
Restore the full backup and the last differential backup
You have a development machine that contains sensitive information relative to your business. You are concerned that spyware and malware might be installed while users browse websites, which could compromise your system or pose a confidentiality risk. Which of the following actions would BEST protect your system?
Run the browser within a virtual environment
You have run a vulnerability scanning tool and identified several patches that need to be applied to a system. What should you do next after applying the patches?
Run the vulnerability assessment again
You want to set up a collector-initiated environment for event subscriptions. Which commands would you run? (Select two.)
Run wecuitl qc on the collector computer. Run winrum qc -q on the source computer.
You would like to enhance your incident-response process and automate as much of it as possible. Which of the following elements would you need to include? (Select two.)
Runbooks Playbooks
For some reason, your source computers are not communicating properly with the collector. Which tool would you use to verify communications?
Runtime Status
Which APIs do individual networking devices use to communicate with the control plane from the Physical layer?
Southbound
Which of the following is a disadvantage of software defined networking (SDN)?
SDN standards are still being developed.
You are the security administrator for your organization. You have implemented a cloud service to provide features such as authentication, anti-malware, intrusion detection, and penetration testing. Which cloud service have you most likely implemented?
SECaaS
As a security analyst, you are looking for a platform to compile all your security data generated by different endpoints. Which tool would you use?
SOAR
Which of the following systems is able to respond to low-level security events without human assistance?
SOAR
Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client either over the internet or on a local area network?
SaaS
What is isolating a virtual machine from the physical network to allow testing to be performed without impacting the production environment called?
Sandboxing
In your role as a security analyst, you need to stay up to date on the latest threats. You are currently reviewing the latest real-time updates on cyberthreats from across the world. Which of the following resources are you MOST likely using?
Threat feeds
Which of the following is a very detailed document that defines exactly what is going to be included in the penetration test?
Scope of work
Which of the following mobile device security considerations disables the ability to use the device after a short period of inactivity?
Screen lock
Which of the following is a network security service that filters malware from user-side internet connections using different techniques?
Secure web gateway
Which of the following roles would be MOST likely to use a protocol analyzer to identify frames that might cause errors?
Security operations team
You need to limit the impact of a security breach for a particular file server with sensitive company data. Which strategy would you employ?
Segmentation
Which of the following tools can be used to see if a target has any online IoT devices without proper security?
Shodan
Which IDS method searches for intrusion or attack attempts by recognizing patterns or identifying entities listed in a database?
Signature-based IDS
Which of the following do Raspberry Pi systems make use of?
SoC
Carl received a phone call from a woman who states that she is calling from his bank. She tells him that someone has tried to access his checking account, and she needs him to confirm his account number and password to discuss further details. He gives her his account number and password. Which of the following types of non-technical password attack has occurred?
Social engineering
Network engineers have the option of using software to configure and control the network rather than relying on individual static configuration files that are located on each network device. Which of the following is a relatively new technology that allows network and security professionals to use software to manage, control, and make changes to a network?
Software-defined networking (SDN)
Which of the following best describes shoulder surfing?
Someone nearby watching you enter your password on your computer and recording it.
Which two types of service accounts must you use to set up event subscriptions?
Specific user service account Default machine account
A router on the border of your network detects a packet with a source address that is from an internal client, but the packet was received on the internet-facing interface. This is an example of which form of attack?
Spoofing
Which type of activity changes or falsifies information in order to mislead or re-direct traffic?
Spoofing
Which of the following are required to configure Event Subscription for event forwarding? (Select three.)
Start Windows Remote Management service on both the source and collector computers. Start Windows Event Collector service on collector computer. Create a Windows firewall exception for HTTP or HTTPS on all source computers.
Which of the following is a standard for sending log messages to a central logging server?
Syslog
Over the past few days, a server has gone offline and rebooted automatically several times. You would like to see a record of when each of these restarts has occurred. Which log type should you check?
System
You would like to simulate an attack on your network so you can test defense equipment and discover vulnerabilities in order to mitigate risk. Which tool would you use to simulate all the packets of an attack?
TCP Replay
What is the primary purpose of penetration testing?
Test the effectiveness of your security perimeter
If a user's BYOD device (such as a tablet or phone) is infected with malware, that malware can bespread if that user connects to your organization's network. One way to prevent this event is to use aNetwork Access Control (NAC) system. How does an NAC protect your network from being infected by a BYOD device?
The NAC remediates devices before allowing them to connect to your network.
Software defined networking (SDN) uses a controller to manage devices. The controller is able to inventory hardware components on the network, gather network statistics, make routing decisions based on gathered data, and facilitate communication between devices from different vendors. It can also be used to make widespread configuration changes on just one device. Which of the following best describes an SDN controller?
The SDN controller is software
Which of the following describes the worst possible action by an IDS?
The system identified harmful traffic as harmless and allowed it to pass without generating any alerts.
The IT manager has tasked you with installing new physical machines. These computer systems are barebone systems that simply establish a remote connection to the data center to run the user's virtualized desktop. Which type of deployment model is being used?
Thin client
Drag the software defined networking (SDN) layer on the left to the appropriate function on the right.(Each SDN layer may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) This layer receives its requests from the Application layer.
This layer receives its requests from the Application layer. Control layer This layer is also known as the Infrastructure layer. Physical layer This layer communicates with the Control layer through what is called the northbound interface. Application layer This layer provides the Physical layer with configuration and instructions. Control layer On this layer, individual networking devices use southbound APIs to communicate with the control plane. Physical layer
What is the purpose of audit trails?
To detect security-violating events
Why should backup media be stored off site?
To prevent the same disaster from affecting both the network and the backup media
Mobile device management (MDM) provides the ability to do which of the following?
Track the device.
A user named Bob Smith has been assigned a new desktop workstation to complete his day-to-daywork. When provisioning Bob's user account in your organization's domain, you assigned an account nameof BSmith with an initial password of bw2Fs3d. On fi rst login, Bob is prompted to change his password. He changes it to the name of his dog, Fido. What should you do to increase the security of Bob's account? (Select two.)
Train users not to use passwords that are easy to guess. Use Group Policy to require strong passwords on user accounts.
Which type of hypervisor runs as an application on the host machine?
Type 2
Which of the following mobile device management (MDM) solutions allows an organization to manage all devices, including printers, workstations, and even IoT devices?
UEM
What is the limit of virtual machines that can be connected to a virtual network?
Unlimited
An active IDS system often performs which of the following actions? (Select two.)
Updates filters to block suspect traffic Performs reverse lookups to identify an intruder
Which formula is used to determine a cloud provider's availability percentage?
Uptime/uptime + downtime
You are concerned that an attacker can gain access to your web server, make modifications to the system, and alter the log fi les to hide his or her actions. Which of the following actions would best protect the log fi les?
Use syslog to send log entries to another server.
Which of the following are true concerning virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)? (Select two.)
User desktop environments are centrally hosted on servers instead of on individual desktop systems. In the event of a widespread malware infection, the administrator can quickly reimage all user desktops on a few central servers.
What is a virtual LAN that runs on top of a physical LAN called?
VAN
Which of the following virtual devices provides packet filtering and monitoring?
VFA
Which of the following is an example of protocol-based network virtualization?
VLAN
Which of the following is used as a secure tunnel to connect two networks?
VPN
What is the best defi nition of a security incident?
Violation of a security policy
Which of the following devices facilitates communication between different virtual machines by checking data packets before moving them to a destination?
Virtual switch
Which of the following lets you make phone calls over a packet-switched network?
VoIP
You want to be able to identify the services running on a set of servers on your network. Which tool would BEST give you the information you need?
Vulnerability scanner
The process of walking around an office building with an 802.11 signal detector is known as:
War driving
Daily backups are completed at the ABD company location, and only a weekly backup is maintained at another network location. Which of the following disaster recovery strategies is ABD using?
Warm site
Which log file type is one of the most tedious to parse but can tell you exactly when users log onto your site and what their location is?
Web server logs
You have been promoted to team lead of one of the security operations teams. Which security team are you now a part of?
White
You have been hired to perform a penetration test for an organization. You are given full knowledgeof the network before the test begins. Which type of penetration test are you performing?
White box
This application endpoint-protection rule implicitly denies unless added to the rule. Which of the following processes describes this?
Whitelisting
You are worried about email spoofing. What can be put throughout an email's header that provides the originating email account or IP address and not a spoofed one?
X-headers
For some reason, when you capture packets as part of your monitoring, you aren't seeing much traffic. What could be the reason?
You forgot to turn on promiscuous mode for the network interface.
Your browser has blocked your from your crucial secure intranet sites. What could be the problem?
Your SSL certificate status has been revoked
Which of the following tools can be used to view and modify DNS server information in Linux?
dig
You need to fi nd the text string New Haven in 100 documents in a folder structure on a Linux server. Which command would you use?
grep
You would like to add some entries into the system log fi le. Which command would you use?
logger
You need to enumerate the devices on your network and display the network's confi guration details. Which of the following utilities should you use?
nmap
You need to check network connectivity from your computer to a remote computer. Which of the following tools would be the BEST option to use?
ping
You would like to see only the last 15 lines of /home/user/logfile on your Linux machine. Which command line interface (CLI) command would you use?
tail -n 15 /home/user/logfile
Which passive reconnaissance tool is used to gather information from a variety of public sources?
theHarvester
