Group 2 Flashcards
Which one of the following describes granularity?
A. Maximum number of entries available in an Access Control List (ACL)
B. Fineness to which a trusted system can authenticate users
C. Number of violations divided by the number of total accesses
D. Fineness to which an access control system can be adjusted
Answer: D
In a basic SYN flood attack, what is the attacker attempting to achieve?
A. Exceed the threshold limit of the connection queue for a given service
B. Set the threshold to zero for a given service
C. Cause the buffer to overflow, allowing root access
D. Flush the register stack, allowing hijacking of the root account
Answer: A
The FIRST step in building a firewall is to
A. assign the roles and responsibilities of the firewall administrators.
B. define the intended audience who will read the firewall policy.
C. identify mechanisms to encourage compliance with the policy.
D. perform a risk analysis to identify issues to be addressed.
Answer: D
A system has been scanned for vulnerabilities and has been found to contain a number of communication ports that have been opened without authority. To which of the following might this system have been subjected?
A. Trojan horse
B. Denial of Service (DoS)
C. Spoofing
D. Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
Answer: A
Which type of control recognizes that a transaction amount is excessive in accordance with corporate policy?
A. Detection
B. Prevention
C. Investigation
D. Correction
Answer: A
Which of the following defines the key exchange for Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)?
A. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) key exchange
B. Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
C. Security Key Exchange (SKE)
D. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Answer: B
The overall goal of a penetration test is to determine a system’s
A. ability to withstand an attack.
B. capacity management.
C. error recovery capabilities.
D. reliability under stress.
Answer: A
When constructing an Information Protection Policy (IPP), it is important that the stated rules are necessary, adequate, and
A. flexible.
B. confidential.
C. focused.
D. achievable.
Answer: D
Which of the following is a security limitation of File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?
A. Passive FTP is not compatible with web browsers.
B. Anonymous access is allowed.
C. FTP uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ports 20 and 21.
D. Authentication is not encrypted.
Answer: D
In Business Continuity Planning (BCP), what is the importance of documenting business processes?
A. Provides senior management with decision-making tools
B. Establishes and adopts ongoing testing and maintenance strategies
C. Defines who will perform which functions during a disaster or emergency
D. Provides an understanding of the organization’s interdependencies
Answer: D
The Structured Query Language (SQL) implements Discretionary Access Controls (DAC) using
A. INSERT and DELETE.
B. GRANT and REVOKE.
C. PUBLIC and PRIVATE.
D. ROLLBACK and TERMINATE.
Answer: B
Which layer of the Open Systems Interconnections (OSI) model implementation adds information concerning the logical connection between the sender and receiver?
A. Physical
B. Session
C. Transport
D. Data-Link
Answer: C
Which of the following is a network intrusion detection technique?
A. Statistical anomaly
B. Perimeter intrusion
C. Port scanning
D. Network spoofing
Answer: C
Internet Protocol (IP) source address spoofing is used to defeat
A. address-based authentication.
B. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).
C. Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP).
D. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) hijacking.
Answer: A
Which of the following is an authentication protocol in which a new random number is generated uniquely for each login session?
A. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
B. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
C. Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
D. Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
Answer: A
What security management control is MOST often broken by collusion?
A. Job rotation
B. Separation of duties
C. Least privilege model
D. Increased monitoring
Answer: B
An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is generating alarms that a user account has over 100 failed login attempts per minute. A sniffer is placed on the network, and a variety of passwords for that user are noted. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?
A. A dictionary attack
B. A Denial of Service (DoS) attack
C. A spoofing attack
D. A backdoor installation
Answer: A
An engineer in a software company has created a virus creation tool. The tool can generate thousands of polymorphic viruses. The engineer is planning to use the tool in a controlled environment to test the company’s next generation virus scanning software. Which would BEST describe the behavior of the engineer and why?
A. The behavior is ethical because the tool will be used to create a better virus scanner.
B. The behavior is ethical because any experienced programmer could create such a tool.
C. The behavior is not ethical because creating any kind of virus is bad.
D. The behavior is not ethical because such a tool could be leaked on the Internet.
Answer: A
Which of the following Disaster Recovery (DR) sites is the MOST difficult to test?
A. Hot site
B. Cold site
C. Warm site
D. Mobile site
Answer: B
Which of the following statements is TRUE for point-to-point microwave transmissions?
A. They are not subject to interception due to encryption.
B. Interception only depends on signal strength.
C. They are too highly multiplexed for meaningful interception.
D. They are subject to interception by an antenna within proximity.
Answer: D
The key benefits of a signed and encrypted e-mail include
A. confidentiality, authentication, and authorization.
B. confidentiality, non-repudiation, and authentication.
C. non-repudiation, authorization, and authentication.
D. non-repudiation, confidentiality, and authorization.
Answer: B
Copyright provides protection for which of the following?
A. Ideas expressed in literary works
B. A particular expression of an idea
C. New and non-obvious inventions
D. Discoveries of natural phenomena
Answer: B
Which of the following is TRUE about Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) testing?
A. Operational networks are usually shut down during testing.
B. Testing should continue even if components of the test fail.
C. The company is fully prepared for a disaster if all tests pass.
D. Testing should not be done until the entire disaster plan can be tested.
Answer: B
Which of the following is the FIRST step of a penetration test plan?
A. Analyzing a network diagram of the target network
B. Notifying the company’s customers
C. Obtaining the approval of the company’s management
D. Scheduling the penetration test during a period of least impact
Answer: C