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Duplicate of N10-007 Security & Threats Review
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1
Your network performance is 802.11g. What is the BEST reason to upgrade to 802.11ac?
Improved performance
802.11 uses older technology.
More overlapping channels
Less attenuation
2
Which of the following are characteristics of Bluetooth?
Ad hoc connections and 2.4 GHz radio wireless
Line-of-sight transmission and Red spectrum light waves
3
After entering a password, you must enter a PIN that was sent as a text message. This is:
DLP
Smart card
Multifactor authentication
Firewall
4
Which of the following matches unique IP addresses with easy-to-read URLS?
UDP
HTTP
TCP
DNS
5
Which Internet protocol is used to transmit encrypted data?
HTTPS
HTTP
FTP
DNS
6
Your company wants to use multifactor authentication. Which would you suggest?
PIN and smart card
Fingerprint and retinal scan
Password and passphrase
Token and smartphone
7
Which of the following access controls gives only backup administrators access to all servers on the network?
Role-based
Authorization
Discretionary
Mandatory
8
Why should backup media be stored offsite?
To prevent the disaster from affecting the system and its backup media
It is required by government regulations in the USA.
It improves the efficiency of the restoration process.
To reduce the possibility of theft.
9
An user's system is running slow. You upgrade her hard disk. Which step have you forgotten?
Perform a backup.
Create an action plan.
Verify system functionality.
Implement the solution.
10
An information system that connects documents to each other by hypertext links:
Network
Internet
World Wide Web
TCP/IP Suite
11
Your website can't be accessed. You determine you are under a denial-of-service attack. What is the next BEST step?
Investigate how the attack occurred
Prevent such an incident from occurring again.
Hire a forensic team to gather evidence.
Contain the problem
12
Which of the following is a common form of social engineering attack?
Using a sniffer to capture network traffic.
Stealing the key card of an employee and using it.
Distributing false information about your organization's financial status.
Hoax virus information emails.
13
You are asked to configure a mobile device to connect securely to the company network. Which should you use?
Hotspot
Bluetooth
VPN
IMAP
14
You decide to perform a factory reset. Which actions should you take before doing so?
Close all running applications.
Backup all data to an attached computer or a cloud backup service.
Ensure that the battery is fully charged.
Perform a remote wipe to clear any personal data.
15
What is a disadvantage of using the cloud for data storage?
Cloud storage can fulfill the requirements for offsite backups.
Cloud storage allows you to save files to the internet.
Cloud storage backups require a reliable internet connection.
You can access files from any computer with an internet connection.
16
Maintaining confidentiality in the workplace is important. Which of the following threatens data confidentiality?
Man-in-the-Middle attacks
Dumpster diving
Power outages
Replay attacks
17
You are spending considerable time and effort discarding unwanted junk email. Which should be implemented?
Multifactor authentication
Firewall
Antivirus
Email filtering
18
Says user accounts should be locked after a certain number of failed login attempts?
Acceptable Use Policy
Code of Ethics
Password Policy
Organizational Security Policy
19
You received an email with spelling errors, and an attachment stating open for further instructions. What should you do?
Reply to the sender and ask if the attachment is safe.
Delete the email without opening the attachment.
Forward the email to a friend and ask for advice.
Open the attachment because he has anti-virus software installed.
20
What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile device?
Configure your device to backup important data to your personal computer.
Only use apps, such as email apps
Configure your device to remotely backup important data to the Cloud.
Don't put important information on your mobile device.
21
A tech gives Anne access to the client database, inculding the salary database.Which practice was violated?
Principle of least privilege
Entry control roster
Multifactor authentication
Strong password policy
22
You would like the most secure security method for your wireless network? Which method should you implement?
Kerberos
WPA2
WEP
WPA
23
__________ sends email from a mail client to a mail server.
POP3
SMTP
FTP
IMAP
24
Which of the following security measures is a form of biometrics?
BIOS password
TPM
Chassis intrusion detection
Fingerprint Scanner
25
What is the name of the protocol suite used on the internet?
HTTP/HTTPS
HTTP/DNS
TCP/IP
UDP/IP
26
Used by an email client to retrieve messages & givers the users the option to keep mail messages on the server:
SMTP
POP3
NTP
IMAP
27
Which disaster recovery concepts applies when a server needs to be online and accessible?
Redundancy
Cloud storage
Replication
Backup
28
A user is unable to read their files and a pop-up appears about a decryption key. Which BEST describes this malware?
Social engineering
Ransomware
Trojan Horse
Spyware
29
Your co. decided not to store copies at offsite locations. Next best place to keep a backup?
In a locked room.
On a shelf next to the backup device.
In a locked fireproof safe.
In a drawer in your office.
30
Which of the following would MOST likely protect against data loss? (Select TWO).
Regularly test restoration procedures.
Write-protect all backup media.
Restrict restoration privileges to system administrators.
Store a copy of all backups off-site.
31
Which of the following provides sercuity for wireless networks?
CSMA/CD
802.3u
WAP
WPA2
32
What do biometrics use to perform authentication of identity?
Knowledge of passwords
Ability to perform tasks
Biological attributes
Possession of a device
33
A technician walks into the office with a UPS. What sort of threat will this device prepare a system for?
Data redundancy
Power outage
Denial-of-service
Wiretapping
34
You want to sell old computers. To properly protect the discovery of information, you should?
Use data wiping software to clear the hard drives
Reformat the hard drives
Include the original operating system discs and product keys
Delete user data and applications from the hard drives
35
After receiving an email to do so, a user sent her account # & her account was drained. What type of attack is this?
Piggybacking
Man-in-the-Middle
Phishing
Eavesdropping
36
You receive a call someone at 'Microsoft'. He says your computer needs to be cleaned. Which is this MOST likely?
Snooping
Eavesdropping
Replay attacks
Social engineering
37
Which kind of online attack involves pretending to be a legitimate company to get sensitive information?
Virus
Phishing
Impersonating
Spyware
38
Even if you perform regular backups, what ensures that you're protected against data loss?
Write-protect all backup media.
Restrict restoration privileges to system administrators.
Automatically defragment system hard drives
Regularly test restoration procedures.
39
Computers are infected with malware that allows an attacker (herder) to control them. This describes:
Man-in-the-middle
Phishing
Spoofing
Zombie-botnet
40
What is the best countermeasure against social engineering?
Access auditing
Strong passwords
Acceptable use policy
User awareness training
41
Which of the following divides files into packets and routes them through the Internet to their destination?
UPD
Internet Protocol
HTTP
DNS
42
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) provides BOTH encryption and authentication for wireless networks.
False
True
43
Which of the following is used on a wireless network to identify the network name?
WEP key
WPA2 passphrase
SSID
MAC address
44
A user is creating an account. The protocol is HTTP. Which describes how the data will be transmitted?
Plain text
Cipher text
AES encrypted message
WPA2 encryption
45
Besides having a backup, which of the following is one of the BEST ways to avoid being threatened to pay a ransom?
Keep all copyrights, patents, and trademarks up-to-date
Refuse to pay any ransom
Protect confidential company information
Train employees on social engineering attacks
46
Which of the following protocols can be enabled so email is encrypted on a mobile device?
SSL
IMAP
POP3
SMTP
47
You are fixing a computer and see a report that your friend will be reviewed. What to do?
Tell your friend
Give your friends a heads up
Ignore the paper and tell no one
48
Which of the following data would your company want you to keep confidential?
Customer phone number
Customer service phone number
Company social media name
Company marketing material
49
HTTP encrypts and transfers hypertext pages on the World Wide Web.
False
True
50
Which of the following describes a Man-in-the-Middle attack?
An IP packet is constructed which is larger than the valid size.
An attacker intercepts communications by impersonating each host.
A person over the phone tells an employee to give logon credentials.
Malicious code is planted on a system where it waits for a triggering event
51
Your company has cameras, uses strong authentication protocols, and requires biometric factors. These examples are:
Non-repudiation
Authorization
Authentication
Integrity
52
A business wants to use the strongest encryption to prevent unauthorized access. Which should be used?
WPS
WPA
WPA2
WEP
53
You can open a file but, after making changes, can't save it. Which is preventing this?
Antivirus software
Multifactor authentication
Data loss prevention
Directory permission
54
Which of the following are examples of social engineering? (Select two.)
Brute force password cracking
Dumpster diving
War dialing
Shoulder surfing
55
To configure a wireless network, which of the following lets you allow/reject client connects based on hardware address?
MAC Address Filtering
WEP
SSID
SSID
56
You travel a lot and are worried about having information on your laptop stolen. Which would BEST protect the data?
Anti-theft lock
Complex password
Anti-malware
Full disk encryption
57
IT job that specializes in configuring communication hardware such as cabling, routers, and wireless adapters:
Database Adminstrator
Support Specialist
Programmer
Network Architect
58
The 5 GHz frequency provides the most channels that do not overlap. (Channels do not interfere with each other)
True
False
59
While configuring a device, a tech is presented with several security modes. Which is most secure?
WEP 128
WPA2 and TKIP
WPA2 and AES
WPA and AES
60
Which of the following provides a high-level overview of the organization's security program?
Organizational Security Policy
Password Policy
Acceptable Use Policy
Code of Ethics
61
Which of the following is typically used for large data backups of servers?
CD-R
DVD-R
DLT tape
RAID
62
The order to restore data is customer data, financial system, then email. This is?
Fault tolerance
Business Plan
Prioritization
Cloud backups