Why is it a critical secure measure to change the default password immediately?

Default Passwords Can Be Easily Looked Up On The Internet

Which of the following are applicable regarding loss of computer data in business? 3 Answers

Legal action, Low productivity, Cost of re-creating data

What are the potential disadvantages of an incremental backup over a full backup?

May be slower during the interim and take up storage space, It may take longer to restore a file to a system, backups

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a strong password?

At least 12 characters including numbers, letter, & symbols

Why is it critical to change the default SSID that comes with the WAP?

Default SSIDs are well known & can be found on the internet

What is meant by the term "Browser Hijacking"?

Browser settings have been modified without user permissions

What incentive program introduced 10 years ago, was relevant in the surge of tech support sites

Driving more traffic, opportunity to get money thru AdWords

What is a hardened device?

A computer system that is more secure

In a windows system, what service needs to be started before you can schedule a backup

Before a backup, the Task Scheduler needs to be running

Rank in terms of mobility (least to highest)

Wired->Bluetooth->WiFi->Cellular

How do you enable a Windows Firewall?

Select Control Panel > Security

A user finished browsing the internet at a public hotel workstation. What steps BEST secure PII

Clear the browser cache, cookies, and history

What is a spoofed email?

Emails with a forged sender address to mislead the recipient

Which legislation regarding company data attributed to Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA, 2002)?

Deter/punish corporate and accounting fraud and corruption

Small pieces of data from the web site stored in the browser

What is a WiFi Honeypot?

Free WiFi hotspot that actually may be a hacker - run router

Is a data storage virtualization technology

According to NIST standard FIPS 199, what three concepts form the CIA triad?

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Which of the following should you use to prevent ESD damage - when cleaning inside the computer

First, touch the metal of the power supply for grounding, Wear a anti-static band on your wrist

What aspects of multi-factor authentication are performed at an ATM machine? 2 Answers

Knowledge Factor, Possession Factor

What is the primary function of the BIOS?

The primary function is to handle the system setup process

Which of the following activities has the highest chance of malware attack?

Clicking on, downloading, or opening an unsolicited email

Periodically assess the security controls in organizations IT systems in what security process?

Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessment

Identify 3 of the 4 general means of authenticating a user's identity?

Something the individual knows, possesses & is.

Which of the following is considered a security risk and not a web browsing best practice?

Enable autofill forms/passwords

Identify the incorrect statement regarding an external hard drives

They are not prone to data loss

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Why is it a critical secure measure to change the default password immediately?
Default Passwords Can't Be Easily Looked up on the Internet
Default Passwords Can Be Easily Looked up on the Intranet
Secure Passwords Can Be Easily Looked up on the Internet
Default Passwords Can Be Easily Looked Up On The Internet
2
What is SSL?
Supplemental Security Layer
Separate Sockets Layer
Synchronized Switched Layer
Security Sockets Layer
3
Which of the following are applicable regarding loss of computer data in business? 3 Answers
Legal action
Low productivity
Sustained consumer confidence
Cost of re-creating data
4
What security policy is most efficient for preventing multiple hacking on employee passwords?
Password Rotation
Limiting login attempts
Password expiration
Password length and complexity restrictions
5
What are the potential disadvantages of an incremental backup over a full backup?
Incremental backups require less disk space or network space
Incremental backups remove the need for tape drive
May be slower during the interim and take up storage space
It may take longer to restore a file to a system, backups
6
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a strong password?
Using 15 or more characters in a password
Has at least 10 characters - numbers, letters, and symbols
Passwords that are easy to remember, such as a catchphrase
At least 12 characters including numbers, letter, & symbols
7
Why is it critical to change the default SSID that comes with the WAP?
Default SSIDs are not well known & WAP can be found easily
WAP and SSIDs are not from the same planet?
SSIDs can be changed & WAP can not
Default SSIDs are well known & can be found on the internet
8
What is meant by the term "Browser Hijacking"?
Browser settings have been modified with user permissions
Browser is deleted from the computer
Browser is locked
Browser settings have been modified without user permissions
9
What connectors do the CAT5 and CAT6 cables use?
Both use USB
Both use RJ-45
RJ-45 and RJ-46 respectively
RJ-45 and RJ=90 respectively
10
What incentive program introduced 10 years ago, was relevant in the surge of tech support sites
People creating support sites - placed in an incentive pool
Tech support sites obtained funding from tech companies
Driving more traffic, opportunity to get money thru AdWords
Microsoft began paying support to site owners
11
What is a hardened device?
The hardened protective shell of a laptop or desktop
A network system of computers systematically updated
A computer system that is more secure
Computers that have built-in hardware configurations
12
In a windows system, what service needs to be started before you can schedule a backup
Before a backup, the Task Scheduler needs to be running
Before backup, Windows Automated Services must be running
In Windows, you cannot schedule a backup
Backup and scheduling can be done through the backup utility
13
During a DOS attack, the source IP is blocked by the firewall, but the attack continues. Why?
Multiple Distributed Hosts
DOS worm has infected the firewall locally
a firewall can't block a denial-of-service attack
Anti-virus software needs to be installed
14
On a laptop with fingerprint scan what aspects of multi-factor authentication are used to login
Inherence & knowledge Factor
Possession & knowledge Factor
Inherence & Relation Factor
Relation & knowledge factor
15
Rank in terms of mobility (least to highest)
Bluetooth->Cellular->IR->Wired
Bluetooth->Cellular->WiFi->Wired
WiFi->Cellular->Bluetooth->Wired
Wired->Bluetooth->WiFi->Cellular
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How do you enable a Windows Firewall?
Select Control Panel > Authorization
Select Control Panel > User Authentication
Select Control Panel > User Account Settings
Select Control Panel > Security
17
What is the industry terminology for a hierarchical structure for exploiting vulnerabilities
Attack Trees
Organizational Bracket Attack
Communications Attack
Systems Infiltration
18
SP 800-63-3 recognizes how many levels of assurance for an organizations degree of certainty?
2 Levels
5 Levels
4 Levels
3 Levels
19
A user finished browsing the internet at a public hotel workstation. What steps BEST secure PII
Update the browsers, extensions, and plugins
Clear the browser cache, cookies, and history
Log out of the guest account and reboot
Run a virus scan on the workstation
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What is a spoofed email?
Chain type emails that require recipient to send to others
Emails that do not contain a subject, but content looks real
Emails with a replicated business logo/icon
Emails with a forged sender address to mislead the recipient
21
An attack surface focusing on vulnerabilities in apps, utility, or OS code is referred to as?
Software attack surface
Network attack surface
Human attack surface
Operating attack surface
22
Which legislation regarding company data attributed to Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA, 2002)?
Processing of personal data and the protection of privacy
Increased the surveillance and investigative powers of law
Deter/punish corporate and accounting fraud and corruption
Protect consumer personal financial information by companies
23
Which modulation technique does WiFi use?
Phase-shift keying
Spread Spectrum
Amplitude Spectrum
Frequency-shift keying
24
What is a cookie?
Small data set that stores and records history of web sites
Small pieces of data from the web site stored in the browser
Sends specific amount of small data to the server
Stores images of icons from web sites to create pop-ups
25
What is a WiFi Honeypot?
Free WiFi hotspot that actually may be a hacker - run router
App that identifies WiFi hotspot in a given location
New WiFi standard
Security module in Android
26
What is RAID?
Is a type of cache that provides access to information quick
An IC that attaches to the motherboard to speed up the CPU
Is a cloud computing system
Is a data storage virtualization technology
27
According to NIST standard FIPS 199, what three concepts form the CIA triad?
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Confidentiality, Integrity, Accountability
Confidentiality, Integrity, Accuracy
Confidentiality, Integrity, Authenticity
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Which of the following should you use to prevent ESD damage - when cleaning inside the computer
First, touch the metal of the power supply for grounding
Wear a anti-static band on your wrist
First use a dry vacuum, followed by dry wipes
Use both dry wipes and wet wipes to ensure optimum cleaning
29
What aspects of multi-factor authentication are performed at an ATM machine? 2 Answers
Relation Factor
Knowledge Factor
Inherence Factor
Possession Factor
30
Regarding the backup systems, which is NOT a standard backup type?
Full
Incremental
Partial
Differential
31
What is the primary function of the BIOS?
Primary function is to validate the authentication of users
The primary function is to handle the system setup process
Primary function is to restore system processes and software
The primary function is to maintain the operating system OS
32
Which of the following activities has the highest chance of malware attack?
Clicking on, downloading, or opening an unsolicited email
Leaving the Ask toolbar open in your browser
Visiting a non-secure, open https site
Not deleting your browser cache each week
33
Which protocol is an extension of the File Transfer Protocol adding support for TLS
FTPS
SFTP
FTP over SSH
FTPTS
34
Periodically assess the security controls in organizations IT systems in what security process?
Certification, Authentication, and Security Assessment
Configuration, Authentication, and Security Assessment
Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessment
Configuration, Accreditation, and Security Assessment
35
Identify 3 of the 4 general means of authenticating a user's identity?
Something the individual possesses, creates & knows.
Something the individual knows, possesses & is.
Something the individual knows, creates & is.
Something the individual is, possesses & creates.
36
Which of the following is considered a security risk and not a web browsing best practice?
Limit the use of personal information
Enable autofill forms/passwords
Clear browser cache, history, and cookies
Disable unneeded browser plugins and extensions
37
Identify the incorrect statement regarding an external hard drives
They are the fastest way to add more storage to a device
They are not prone to data loss
They are available in different capacities
They come in different sizes and shapes
38
What does the technological acronym ESD stand for?
Electronic Service Device
Electronic System Devices
Electrostatic Discharge
External Storage Device
39
Which component of the internal hardware is responsible for the interface of all components?
I/O Subsystem
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Motherboard
40
How can you set up your laptop to request a password upon wake-up?
In Administrative Tools
In user account settings
In Personalization
In help and Support

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