CompTia A+ 220-902 3.0 Security

A technician recently setup a new wired network and wants to ensure only their computers can use it. Which of the following is the MOST secure way to accomplish this?

Disable the extra ports on the router.

A technician is configuring a PC that will have confidential information stored on it. To ensure that only authorized users can access this PC, which of the following should the technician do? (Select two).

Disable the guest account & Change the default Username

When securing a small office home office (SOHO) that has empty cubicles with unused network ports, which of the following can be used to secure ONLY the unused ports?

Disable the ports on the router or switch.

A technician has configured the ability to connect to a small office server using remote desktop from a workstation within the office. The technician has reviewed logs that show constant brute force attacks to that server from outside the network. Which of the following would prevent this from occurring?

Disable the remote desktop port

Which of the following helps to prevent virus infections from USB flash drives?

Disabling the Autorn Feature

Which of the following security threats do shredders help prevent?

Dumpster Diving

Which of the following passwords is the MOST secure according to industry best practices?

E@sy2Remember

Which of the following should a technician do LAST after cleaning up a virus infection?

Educate the end user

A user installed a new SOHO router and new wireless NICs to increase their transmission speed from 802.11b to 802.11g with the manufacturer's default settings. The user lives in an apartment building and is still experiencing slowness to the Internet after the installations. Which of the following is the MOST secure option that a technician could implement to resolve this issue?

Enable MAC filtering

To prevent unauthorized access to the PC, disable guest accounts and change default usernames for maximum security. A company recently had a security breach and is now required to increase the security on their workstations. A technician has been tasked to harden all the workstations on the network. Which of the following should the technician do?

Enable screensaver required passwords

Educating user is the best way to combat security threats. After all security threats occur when a human carries it across unknowingly. A technician is implementing a SOHO wireless network for Company A that shares a floor withCompany B. Which of the following would BEST secure the wireless network so that only Company A employees are allowed access?

Enabling MAC filtering

A user wants to quickly install the most recent security patch released. Which of the following options can be selected from the Windows Update website?

Express settings

After being infected with a virus, a user's computer does not recognize the user as having local administrator rights to the computer. After troubleshooting the issue, a technician determines the computer needs to be rebuilt and data needs to be restored from the user's backup. Which of the following tools would BEST reset the computer to how it worked when first purchased?

Factory restore CD

A user wants to prevent access to specific websites to prevent their children from accidently accessing them. Which of the following can be implemented?

Firewall

Which of the following user accounts should be disabled to adhere to security best practices?

Guest

Browser redirection is caused by which of the following types of viruses?

Hijack

A company wants to prevent non-authorized users from entering into a secure building. Which of the following will BEST mitigate this activity?

Install Mantraps

A customer needs to setup their laptop for use with a proxy server to browse the web at work. Which of the following areas would a technician need to visit to configure this on a Windows 7 systems?

Internet Options

Which of the following security concepts establishes the notion that a user should only be given sufficient access to the resources they need to perform their job function?

Least Prvilege

A technician is trying to setup a non-domain user account on a workstation, but receives the following error message "Password does not meet the complexity requirements." Which of the following utilities should the technician use to identify the criteria?

Local Security Policy

A technician needs to change the minimum password length to 8 characters to make it more secure. Which of the following system settings should the technician configure?

Local Security Policy

A technician would like to limit computer access to certain users. Which of the following should be configured?

Local security policy

A user regularly has to walk away from their computer and is worried someone may access their workstation. Which of the following would BEST prevent this?

Lock the workstation

A PC has sensitive data that must be destroyed, before the PC is redeployed. A technician has been tasked with completely wiping the PC hard drive. Which of the following methods is BEST for the technician to use?

Low Level Format

A company is looking to donate a collection of old PCs that are no longer needed. Which of the following data destruction methods would be MOST secure for highly sensitive information?

Low level 7-pass random wipe

A user gets a warning from their ISP about illegally downloading copyrighted movies. The user insists that they did not download any movies and calls a technician to implement stronger small office home office (SOHO) security. Which of the following will allow only known workstations to connect to the SOHO router?

MAC filtering

Which of the following identifies traffic based upon its physical network address?

Mac Filtering

A company is experiencing issues with third parties tailgating authorized users during entry to secure server rooms. Which of the following would BEST alleviate this problem?

Mantraps

Windows program files are important for Windows operating system. If these files are deleted, Windows will corrupt. Similarly program files are related to applications and programs installed on a computer. These are highly operating system and the applications installed on it. A technician wants to ensure that only authorized administrators can make configuration changes to the company's wireless router. Which of the following MUST the technician change to prevent unauthorized users from modifying the access point configuration?sensitive files because they are related to the functioning of the

Manufacturer password

An attack that creates a website that looks like another website, with the purpose of learning someone's account information is called which of the following?

Phishing

Which of the following is a security threat that uses email to trick users?

Phishing

Which of the following security threats are MOST often delivered via email? (Select TWO).

Phising and Spam

Which of the following should a technician implement to prevent external contractors from physically plugging devices into the company's network jacks unless such jacks are designated for guest use?

Place guest network jacks in public areas and all other jacks in secure areas as needed.

A technician is tasked with improving the security of a SOHO network. The office is comprised of a single wireless router located under the front desk where the office manager sits. All desktop computers are wired into the router which is configured with strong device credentials. Additionally, wireless is disabled on the router. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT to improve the security of the SOHO network?

Place the router in a locked room.

Which of the following has the HIGHEST level rights?

Power User

Which of the following is BEST used to prevent other people from viewing a user's computer screen?

Privacy Filter

Which of the following features helps to prevent shoulder surfing?

Privacy screen

For any given 802.11n wireless Internet signal, which of the following is needed to establish a connection

Proper SSID

First change default router logins to avoid guesswork by hackers. Set encryption on the router using WPA and/or WPA2. A user is experiencing slow performance with their computer. A technician suspects the computer has a virus and runs antivirus software. A virus is found and removed, but the performance issue is not resolved. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Re-establish a new theory or escalate

A company wants to ensure that the latest cyber security threats are known to the employees across the enterprise to minimize occurrences. Which of the following should be implemented?

Regular user education

An employee at a company lost their mobile device that contains proprietary information. Which of the following methods is the BEST to be implemented to prevent obtaining this information?unauthorized users from

Remote wipe

Which of the following security best practices would prevent a program on a CD from immediately launching when inserted into a computer?

Restrict user permissions

A user is advised by the software vendor that the user must have elevated privileges in order to run a program. The user should do which of the following to BEST accomplish this?

Right click select "run as" and select administrator

Which of the following is solely designed to avoid detection by an antivirus program by using the underlying operating system to its advantage?

Rootkit

After several passes with a malware removal program, the program keeps detecting the same malware infection after a reboot. Which of the following should be done to attempt to remove the offending malware?

Run the malware removal program in Windows Safe Mode

Which of the following can enable a technician to remove a virus that prevents users from updating their antivirus software?

Safe Mode

In order to prevent other users from editing files in 'C:\ Files', which of the following steps should be taken?

Set NTFS permissions to read only

In a SOHO wireless network, which of the following prevents unauthorized users from accessing confidential data?

Set encryption

Best way to do this is to adjust radio power to restrict the coverage to the business. When the radio power is restricted to an office. The persons in the other office space cannot detect the signals at all. An administrator is concerned about users accessing network shares outside of their job role. Which of the following would BEST prevent this?

Set up shares with permissions based upon group membership.

An unauthorized user observing system security procedures is known as:

Shoulder surfing

Privacy filters applied to users computer screens are used to combat which of the following security risks?

Shoulder surfing

Which of the following security threats does NOT use software to extract sensitive information or credentials?

Shoulder surfing

Which of the following security threats requires the attacker to be physically located near the target machine?

Shoulder surfing

A pest exterminator tries to gain access to a company's computer lab, but the receptionist does not see an extermination scheduled on the calendar and denies the exterminator access to the lab. Which of the following security threats almost occurred?

Social Engineering

A user receives an unsolicited call from a technician claiming to be from a Microsoft certified partner. The technician tricks the user into allowing them access to their PC because of malware alerts that were being broadcasted. Which of the following attacks is this user a victim of?

Social Engineering

Which of the following security threats is BEST mitigated through proper user training?

Social Engineering

A user receives a phone call from a person claiming to be from technical support. This person knows the user's name and that the user has Windows installed on their computer. The technician directs the user to open Event Viewer and look at some event log entries to demonstrate the effects of a virus on the computer. The technician also asks the user for their user ID and password so that they can clean the computer. This is an example of which of the following security threats?

Social engineering

Which of the following common security threats could be occurring when a user calls and requests his co-worker's password?

Social engineering

Which of the following security threats involve shoulder surfing and phone phishing?

Social engineering

To improve security, assign security rights based on job roles. You need to give least amount of privilege to users so that they can do their jobs without having access toresources that have nothing to do with their job roles. An Internet browser's cookie could be classified as which of the following?

Spyware

Most of the time users install virus, Trojans and other malicious codes on their computers unknowingly. The best to prevent this loophole is to educate the user about viruses and where to look and what to do to prevent installing malicious codes. A user does not want their kids to be able to install software on their home desktop. Which of the following types of accounts should the user set up in Windows 7?

Standard

Which of the following would be the QUICKEST means of removing data from a hard drive, when there is no consideration regarding the total destruction of the data?

Standard Format

The practice of following an authorized person through an entrance without using a badge to defeat security is called:

Tailgating

Turnstiles and other mantraps will prevent which of the following security threats?

Tailgating

A technician must secure company documents from accidental disclosure. Which of the following should be implemented? (Select TWO).

User Training and Paper Shredding

Which of the following would be the BEST way to combat social engineering?

User education

Which of the following encryption standards is found on older wireless devices and provides minimal security?

WEP

Which of the following utilities would a technician use on a Windows Vista or Windows 7 machine to configure what applications are allowed to send/receive data over the LAN connection?

Windows Firewall

Which of the following areas of a file system should a standard user have restricted permissions to in order to promote a security best practice? (Select TWO).

Windows System Files & Program Files

A user has setup a SOHO and needs to implement a network configuration that allows for sharing of devices and files across the network without the complexity of a centralized server. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate?

WorkGroup

Which of the following security threats is defined by its self propagating characteristic?

Worm

Which of the following is TRUE about the difference between a worm and a virus?

Worms self propagate while viruses need human intervention to replicate.

Phishing is:

a technique used to obtain financial information from a user mimicking a legitimate website.

Go back to the finding the real problem. See what is slowing down the performance and then resolve the problem usingrelated troubleshooting techniques. The benefit of MAC filtering in wireless networking is that the network:

is more secure

A computer program that functions normally while quietly installing malicious software on a machine is known as a:

trojan

The best way is to disable all switch ports when they are not utilized. Switch them on when you need them. This way, you can prevent external contractors from physically plugging devices in to company's network jacks. Which of the following should a technician implement to prevent external contractors from physically plugging devices into the company's network jacks unless such jacks are designated for guest use?

Disable all switch ports when they are not utilized and enable them on an as needed basis.

Which of the following scenarios BEST defines phishing?

A user receives an email from a person in another country with a story as to why they need

A small business owner is setting up their wireless network in their office, which is in a building due to visiting customers needing to use the network, but does not want other businesses to notice the network, let alone access it. Which of the following would BEST accomplish this?

Adjust the radio power so that coverage is restricted to the business.

Which of the following user accounts should be renamed to adhere to security best practices?

Administrator

Use Windows firewall to restrict an application from reaching the web. Alternatively you can also reroute the web address in the HOST file. For the last year, a company has gathered statistics on the most common security incidents. The highest percentage deals with opening email attachments that contain malware. Which of the following would mitigate this issue without reducing productivity?

Annual cyber security education

A user reports that every time they use a search engine and click on a link to go to a website, they instead are taken to a site blocked by their company's content filter. The user is not trying to go to the blocked site and needs to be able to successfully use the search engine to complete their assignment. Which of the following tools would a technician use to BEST resolve this issue?

Anti-malware software

Which of the following would be the QUICKEST means of removing data from a hard drive, when there is no consideration regarding the total destruction of the data? Which of the following is MOST effective in preventing security breaches on a network? (Select three).

Antivirus, User Eduation, Enforced Login/Logoff Hours

A user has a perimeter firewall and up-to-date antivirus software. The user is asking what else they can do to improve their security. Which of the following will have the MOST impact on network security? (Select TWO).

Assign security rights based on job roles & Use Strong password

Which of the following allows a user to reset their password with a series of security questions that only the user should know?

Authentication

Which of the following are examples of physical security? (Select TWO).

Badges & Locked Door

Which of the following security measures is usually found in a laptop?

Biometrics

A technician is trying to prevent a local application from reaching the web due to security concerns. Which of the following solutions could BEST prevent the application from reaching the web? (Select TWO).

Block the application in Windows Firewall & Reroute the web address in HOSTS file

A technician is installing a webcam in a nursery for a user to monitor their baby. The user wants to ensure that the webcam is not broadcasting externally. Which of the following would the technician implement on the SOHO router to prevent the broadcast?

Block the outbound port

A technician enabled remote management on the small office WAP to manage this device from another location. Users are reporting that the WAP has changed its SSID without anyone's knowledge. Which of the following would prevent this from occurring?

Change default usernames and passwords

A technician has installed the hardware for a SOHO wired network. Which of the following is the FIRST step to securing the network?

Change default usernames and passwords

A user has just purchased a wireless router for their home. Which of the following should be done to BEST secure the router from unauthorized access? (Select TWO).

Change router default logins & Set encryption on the router

Which of the following is considered a method of physical security?

Cipher locked doors

Which of the following can be achieved with Group Policy to help with workstation security measures

Complexity requirements

Which of the following security controls would be an example of the least privilege principle on a home PC?

Create a standard user account for kids.

When securing a new wireless router, which of the following should be changed FIRST?

Default password

A client has a computer that is infected with several viruses and spyware. Which of the following should the technician perform FIRST before spyware removal?

Disable system restore