Security+ Practice Test 5 Flashcards
What is the best countermeasure against social engineering?
User education
Which of the following violates the principle of least privilege?
Improperly configured accounts
An e-commerce store app running on an unpatched web server is an example of:
Vulnerable business process
The purpose of a downgrade attack is to make a computer system fall back to a weaker security mode which makes the system more vulnerable to attacks.
True
A situation in which an application fails to properly release memory allocated to it or continually requests more memory than it needs is called:
Memory leak
Which of the terms listed below describes a programming error where an application tries to store a numeric value in a variable that is too small to hold it?
Integer overflow
A situation in which an application writes to or reads from an area of memory that it is not supposed to access is referred to as:
Buffer overflow
Which of the following terms describes an attempt to read a variable that stores a null value?
Pointer dereference
A collection of precompiled functions designed to be used by more than one Microsoft Windows application simultaneously to save system resources is known as:
DLL
Which of the terms listed below describes a type of attack that relies on executing a library of code?
DLL injection
In the IT industry, the term “System sprawl” is used to describe poor hardware resource utilization.
True
An effective asset management process provides countermeasures against:
System sprawl
Undocumented assets
Architecture and design weaknesses
Zero-day attack exploits:
Vulnerability that is present in already released software but unknown to the software developer
A software or hardware that checks information coming from the Internet and depending on the applied configuration settings either blocks it or allows it to pass through is called:
Firewall
Which of the following applies to a request that doesn’t match the criteria defined in an ACL?
Implicit deny rule
Stateless inspection is a firewall technology that keeps track of network connections and based on the collected data determines which network packets should be allowed through the firewall.
False
Which of the answers listed below refers to a dedicated device for managing encrypted connections established over an untrusted network, such as the Internet?
VPN concentrator
VPNs can be either remote-access (used for connecting networks) or site-to-site (used for connecting a computer to a network).
False
Which of the IPsec modes provides entire packet encryption?
Tunnel
An IPsec mode providing encryption only for the payload (the data part of the packet) is known as:
Transport mode
Which part of the IPsec protocol suite provides authentication and integrity?
AH
Which of the IPsec protocols provides authentication, integrity, and confidentiality?
ESP
Which of the terms listed below describes a type of VPN that alleviates bottlenecks and conserves bandwidth by allowing users simultaneously make use of both the VPN and public network links?
Split tunnel
Examples of secure VPN tunneling protocols include:
IPsec
TLS
The term “Always-on VPN” refers to a type of persistent VPN connection the starts automatically as soon as the computer detects a network link.
True
