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Comptia Security +: Cyber Ops

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1. Which of the following can Jayne - an administrator - use to ensure the confidentiality of a file when it is being sent over FTP?






2. Which of the following reduces the likelihood of a single point of failure when a server fails?






3. When integrating source material from an open source project into a highly secure environment - which of the following precautions should prevent hidden threats?






4. Which of the following can Mal - an administrator - use to verify that a downloaded file was not corrupted during the transfer?






5. Which of the following is BEST described by a scenario where organizational management chooses to implement an internal Incident Response Structure for the business?






6. Which of the following protocols provides Mal - an administrator - with the HIGHEST level of security for device traps?






7. River Tam - a security administrator - has generated a key pair for the company web server. Which of the following should she do next to ensure all web traffic to the company web server is encrypted?






8. A packet filtering firewall can protect from which of the following?






9. The fundamental information security principals include confidentiality - availability and which of the following?






10. Which of the following is BEST associated with PKI?






11. While traveling Jayne - an employee - decides he would like to download some new movies onto his corporate laptop. While installing software designed to download movies from multiple computers across the Internet. Jayne agrees to share portions of hi






12. Which of the following is where an unauthorized device is found allowing access to a network?






13. Starbuck - an administrator - is primarily concerned with blocking external attackers from gaining information on remote employees by scanning their laptops. Which of the following security applications is BEST suited for this task?






14. The IT Security Department has completed an internal risk assessment and discovered the use of an outdated antivirus definition file. Which of the following is the NEXT step that management should take?






15. Which of the following is used to verify the identity of the sender of a signed email?






16. Starbuck - a security technician - wants to implement secure wireless with authentication. Which of the following allows for wireless to be authenticated via MSCHAPv2?






17. River Tam - a security analyst - suspects that a rogue web server is running on the network. Which of the following would MOST likely be used to identify the server's IP address?






18. Which of the following network devices will prevent port scans?






19. Starbuck - a security administrator - has completed the imaging process for 20 computers that were deployed. The image contains the operating system and all required software. Which of the following is this an example of?






20. Which of the following should Mal - an administrator - use to verify the integrity of a downloaded file?






21. Which of the following administrative controls BEST mitigates the risk of ongoing inappropriate employee activities in sensitive areas?






22. Which of the following is the MOST secure protocol for Mal - an administrator - to use for managing network devices?






23. Which of the following is based on X.500 standards?






24. Mal - a security administrator - would like to implement laptop encryption to protect data. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) believes this will be too costly to implement and decides the company will purchase an insurance policy instead. Which of th






25. Which of the following would Mal - a security administrator - change to limit how far a wireless signal will travel?






26. Starbuck - a security administrator - has applied security labels to files and folders to manage and restrict access. Which of the following is Starbuck using?






27. Which of the following will help Jayne - an administrator; mitigate the risk of static electricity?






28. Which of the following should Starbuck - the security administrator - do FIRST when an employee reports the loss of a corporate mobile device?






29. Account lockout is a mitigation strategy used by Starbuck - the administrator - to combat which of the following attacks?






30. Which of the following security chips does BitLocker utilize?






31. A company notices that there is a flaw in one of their proprietary programs that the company runs in-house. The flaw could cause damage to the HVAC system. Which of the following would the company transfer to an insurance company?






32. Jayne's CRL is over six months old. Which of the following could Jayne do in order to ensure he has the current information?






33. Mal is reporting an excessive amount of junk mail on the network email server. Which of the following would ONLY reduce the amount of unauthorized mail?






34. A company has sent all of its private keys to a third party. The third party company has created a secure list of these keys. Which of the following has just been implemented?






35. Jayne - the security administrator - notices a spike in the number of SQL injection attacks against a web server connected to a backend SQL database. Which of the following practices should be used to prevent an application from passing these attacks






36. A valid server-role in a Kerberos authentication system






37. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to protect laptop users from zero day attacks. Which of the following would BEST achieve the CIO's goal?






38. Which of the following security tools can Starbuck - a security administrator - use to deter theft?






39. Which of the following should River Tam - a security technician - perform as the FIRST step when creating a disaster recovery plan for a mission critical accounting system?






40. To mitigate the adverse effects of network modifications - which of the following should Jayne - the security administrator - implement?






41. Which of the following ports would be blocked if Mal - a security administrator - wants to deny access to websites?






42. Which of the following technologies would allow the removal of a single point of failure?






43. In the event of a mobile device being lost or stolen - which of the following BEST protects against sensitive information leakage?






44. Starbuck's - a user - word processing software is exhibiting strange behavior - opening and closing itself at random intervals. There is no other strange behavior on the system. Which of the following would mitigate this problem in the future?






45. Which of the following is used by Jayne - a security administrator - to lower the risks associated with electrostatic discharge - corrosion - and thermal breakdown?






46. While traveling - users need access to an internal company web server that contains proprietary information. Mal - the security administrator - should implement a...






47. Which of the following should be implemented to secure Pete's - a network administrator - day-today maintenance activities?






48. Mal - a security engineer - is trying to inventory all servers in a rack. The engineer launches RDP sessions to five different PCs and notices that the hardware properties are similar. Additionally - the MAC addresses of all five servers appear on th






49. An application company sent out a software patch for one of their applications on Monday. The company has been receiving reports about intrusion attacks from their customers on Tuesday. Which of the following attacks does this describe?






50. Starbuck - an IT security technician working at a bank - has implemented encryption between two locations. Which of the following security concepts BEST exemplifies the protection provided by this example?