Website Sample Questions Flashcards
Which of the following BEST describes both change and incident management?
A. Incident management is not a valid term in IT, however change management is
B. Change management is not a valid term in IT, however incident management is
C. Incident management and change management are interchangeable terms meaning the same thing
D. Incident management is for unexpected consequences, change management is for planned work
D. Incident management is for unexpected consequences, change management is for planned work
Which of the following account policy controls requires a user to enter a 15 character alpha-numerical password?
A. Disablement
B. Length
C. Expiration
D. Password complexity
D. Password complexity
Which of the following types would be considered personally identifiable information?
A. First name and home address
B. Social security number
C. Date of birth
D. Full name, date of birth and address
D. Full name, date of birth and address
Which of the following is the benefit of single file versus full disk encryption?
A. Encryption is preserved in full disk encryption when a file is copied from one media to another
B. Encryption is preserved in single file encryption when a file is copied from one media to another
C. Single file encryption provides better security when decrypting single files than full disk encryption when properly implemented and used
D. Full disk encryption provides better security when decrypting single files than full disk encryption when properly implemented and used
B. Encryption is preserved in single file encryption when a file is copied from one media to another
Which of the following is another name for a CAC?
A. Token
B. RFID
C. MAC
D. PIV
D. PIV
CAC - Common Access Card
PIV - Personal Identity Verification
MAC - Mandatory Access Control, Media Access Control, Message Authentication Code
Which of the following systems offers Trusted OS capabilities by default?
A. Window Vista
B. Windows 7
C. SE Linux
D. Backtrack
C. SE Linux
Which of the following describes a common operational problem when using patch management software that results in a false sense of security?
A. Conflicts with vulnerability scans impede patch effectiveness
B. Distributed updates may fail to apply or may not be active until a reboot
C. Vendor patches are released too frequently, consuming excessive network bandwidth
D. It is resource intensive to test all patches
B. Distributed updates may fail to apply or may not be active until a reboot
Which of the following is BEST identified as an attacker who has or is about to use a logic bomb?
A. Grey hat
B. Malicious insider
C. White hat
D. Black box
B. Malicious insider
Which of the following is the BEST choice in regards to training staff members on dealing with PII?
A. PII requires public access but must be flagged as confidential
B. PII data breaches are always the result of negligent staff and punishable by law
C. PII must be handled properly in order to minimize security breaches and mishandling
D. PII must be stored in an encrypted fashion and only printed on shared printers
C. PII must be handled properly in order to minimize security breaches and mishandling
Which of the following processes are used to avoid employee exhaustion and implement a system of checks and balances?
A. Job rotation
B. Incident response
C. Least privilege
D. On-going security
A. Job rotation
When designing secure LDAP compliant applications, null passwords should NOT be allowed because:
A. a null password can be changed by all users on a network
B. a null password is a successful anonymous bind
C. null passwords can only be changed by the administrator
D. LDAP passwords are one-way encrypted
B. a null password is a successful anonymous bind
A security administrator visits a remote data center dressed as a delivery person. Which of the following is MOST likely being conducted?
A. Social engineering
B. Remote access
C. Vulnerability scan
D. Trojan horse
A. Social engineering
Mobile devices used in the enterprise should be administered using:
A. encrypted networks and system logging
B. full disk encryption and central password management
C. vendor provided software update systems
D. centrally managed update services and access controls
D. centrally managed update services and access controls
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to implement widespread network and hardware changes within the organization. The CIO has adopted an aggressive deployment schedule and does not want to bother with documentation, because it will slow down the deployment. Which of the following are the risks associated with not documenting the changes?
A. Undocumented networks might not be protected and can be used to support insider attacks
B. Documenting a network hinders production because it is time consuming and ties up critical resources
C. Documented networks provide a visual representation of the network for an attacker to exploit
D. Undocumented networks ensure the confidentiality and secrecy of the network topology
A. Undocumented networks might not be protected and can be used to support insider attacks
Which of the following could mitigate shoulder surfing?
A. Privacy screens
B. Hashing
C. Man traps
D. Screen locks
A. Privacy screens
Which of the following passwords is the MOST complex?
A. 5@rAru99
B. CarL8241g
C. j1l!b5
D. l@ur0
A. 5@rAru99
Which of the following is being utilized when the BIOS and operating system’s responsibility
is platform integrity?
A. SSL
B. USB encryption
C. Data loss prevention
D. TPM
D. TPM
TPM - Trusted Platform Module
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
SSL - Secure Socket Layer
USB - Universal Serial Bus
Which of the following BEST describes a Buffer Overflow attack that allows access to a remote system?
A. The attacker attempts to have the receiving server run a payload using programming commonly found on web servers
B. The attacker overwhelms a system or application, causing it to crash and bring the server down to cause an outage
C. The attacker attempts to have the receiving server pass information to a back-end database from which it can compromise the stored information
D. The attacker overwhelms the system or application, causing it to crash, and then redirects the memory address to read from a location holding the payload
D. The attacker overwhelms the system or application, causing it to crash, and then redirects the memory address to read from a location holding the payload
A company fails to monitor and maintain the HVAC system in the datacenter. Which of the following is the MOST likely to affect the availability of systems?
A. Employee productivity in a hot datacenter
B. Premature failure of components
C. Decreased number of systems in the datacenter
D. Increased utility costs
B. Premature failure of components
Which of the following protocols is defined in RFC 1157 as utilizing UDP ports 161 and 162?
A. SNMP
B. IPSec
C. SSL
D. TLS
A. SNMP
Which of the following is LEAST likely to have a legitimate business purpose?
A. Metasploit
B. Vulnerability scanner
C. Steganography
D. Port scanner
C. Steganography
Which of the following does a full disk encryption on a laptop computer NOT protect against?
A. Confidentiality of the data
B. Key loggers
C. Theft of the data
D. Disclosure of the data
B. Key loggers
Which of the following passwords exemplifies the STRONGEST complexity?
A. Passw0rd
B. P@ssw0rd
C. Passwrd
D. passwordpassword
B. P@ssw0rd
Which of the following port ranges would give a technician the MOST comprehensive port scan of a server?
A. 1024-15000
B. 0-99999
C. 0-65535
D. 0-1024
C. 0-65535
Which of the following attacks steals contacts from a mobile device?
A. Bluesnarfing
B. Smurf attack
C. Session hijacking
D. Bluejacking
A. Bluesnarfing
Which of the following attacks sends unwanted messages to a mobile device?
A. Session hijacking
B. Smurf attack
C. Bluejacking
D. Bluesnarfing
C. Bluejacking
A smurf attack relies on which protocol to perform a Denial of Service?
A. DNS
B. SNMP
C. SMTP
D. ICMP
D. ICMP
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
DNS - Domain Name Service (Server)
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
Which of the following allows for multiple operating systems to run on a single piece of hardware?
A. Virtualization
B. Port security
C. Remote access
D. DMZ
A. Virtualization
A user name is an example of which of the following?
A. Identification
B. Authentication
C. Authorization
D. Access
A. Identification
The CRL contains a list of:
A. private keys
B. public keys
C. root certificates
D. valid certificates
B. public keys
