Common Network Security Attacks

Question 1

You need to scan a network and determine the OS running on each detected device. Which nmap command should you use?
Instruction: Choose the option that best answers the question.
Answer Choices

nmap 192.168.2.0/24

nmap 192.168.2.0/34 -O

nmap 192.168.2.0/24 -F

nmap 192.168.2.0/24 -O

Answer 1

nmap 192.168.2.0/24 -O

Question 2

What can be done to mitigate RDP brute-force attacks?
Instruction: Choose all options that best answer the question.
Answer Choices

Block port 3389 at the firewall

Enable user MFA

Install a PKI certificate on the server

Do not expose servers with RDP to the Internet

Answer 2

Enable user MFA
Do not expose servers with RDP to the Internet

Question 3

Which techniques can mitigate SQL injection attacks?
Instruction: Choose all options that best answer the question.
Answer Choices

Antimalware scanner

Input sanitization

Firewall rules

Input validation

Answer 3

Input sanitization
Input validation

Question 4

Which command starts the Metasploit Framework console?
Instruction: Choose the option that best answers the question.
Answer Choices

chmod

beef

startx

msfconsole

Answer 4

msfconsole

Question 5

Which free tool can be used to spoof network traffic?
Instruction: Choose the option that best answers the question.
Answer Choices

hping3

netstat

nc

nmap

Answer 5

hping3

Question 6

What can be done to mitigate the possibility of reverse shell attacks?
Instruction: Choose the option that best answers the question.
Answer Choices

Firewall rules

Antimalware scanner

MFA

PKI certificates

Answer 6

Antimalware scanner

Question 7

Which command starts the BeEF service?
Instruction: Choose the option that best answers the question.
Answer Choices

start-beef

run beef

beef-xss -h

beef -start

Answer 7

beef-xss -h