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Computer Science
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01/31/2015

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Term
Acme Corp has selectively outsourced proprietary business processes to ABC Services. Due to some technical issues, ABC services wants to send some of Acme Corp’s debug data to a third party vendor for problem resolution. Which of the following MUST be considered prior to sending data to a third party?
Definition
This may violate data ownership and non-disclosure agreements
Term
An organization has introduced token-based authentication to system administrators due to risk of password compromise. The tokens have a set of numbers that automatically change every 30 seconds. Which of the following type of authentication mechanism is this?
Definition
TOTP
Term
A security technician at a small business is worried about the Layer 2 switches in the network suffering from a DoS style attack caused by staff incorrectly cabling network connections between switches. Which of the following will BEST mitigate the risk if implemented on the switches?
Definition
Spanning tree
Term
An administrator wants to establish a WiFi network using a high gain directional antenna with a narrow radiation pattern to connect two buildings separated by a very long distance. Which of the following antennas would be BEST for this situation?
Definition
Yagi
Term
An attacker used an undocumented and unknown application exploit to gain access to a file server. Which of the following BEST describes this type of attack?
Definition
Zero-day
Term
Using a heuristic system to detect an anomaly in a computer’s baseline, a system administrator was able to detect an attack even though the company signature based IDS and antivirus did not detect it. Further analysis revealed that the attacker had downloaded an executable file onto the company PC from the USB port, and executed it to trigger a privilege escalation flaw. Which of the following attacks has MOST likely occurred?
Definition
Zero-day
Term
Which of the following is an XML based open standard used in the exchange of authentication and authorization information between different parties?
Definition
SAML
Term
Which of the following ports and protocol types must be opened on a host with a host- based firewall to allow incoming SFTP connections?
Definition
22/TCP
Term
A user, Ann, is reporting to the company IT support group that her workstation screen is blank other than a window with a message requesting payment or else her hard drive will be formatted. Which of the following types of malware is on Ann’s workstation?
Definition
Ransomware
Term
Which of the following controls can be implemented together to prevent data loss in the event of theft of a mobile device storing sensitive information?
Definition
Full device encryption
Screen locks
Term
A way to assure data at-rest is secure even in the event of loss or theft is to use.
Definition
full device encryption
Term
A security audit identifies a number of large email messages being sent by a specific user from their company email account to another address external to the company. These messages were sent prior to a company data breach, which prompted the security audit. The user was one of a few people who had access to the leaked data. Review of the suspect’s emails show they consist mostly of pictures of the user at various locations during a recent vacation. No suspicious activities from other users who have access to the data were discovered. Which of the following is occurring?
Definition
The user is using steganography
Term
A security analyst is reviewing firewall logs while investigating a compromised web server. The following ports appear in the log.

22, 25, 445, 1433, 3128, 3389, 6667

Which of the following protocols was used to access the server remotely?
Definition
RDP
Term
An organization does not want the wireless network name to be easily discovered. Which of the following software features should be configured on the access points?
Definition
SSID broadcast
Term
A computer is suspected of being compromised by malware. The security analyst examines the computer and finds that a service called Telnet is running and connecting to an external website over port 443. This Telnet service was found by comparing the system’s services to the list of standard services on the company’s system image. This review process depends on:
Definition
baselining
Term
A software developer wants to prevent stored passwords from being easily decrypted. When the password is stored by the application, additional text is added to each password before the password is hashed. This technique is known as:
Definition
salting
Term
In which of the following steps of incident response does a team analyze the incident and determine steps to prevent a future occurrence?
Definition
Lessons learned
Term
A security technician has been asked to recommend an authentication mechanism that will allow users to authenticate using a password that will only be valid for a predefined time interval. Which of the following should the security technician recommend?
Definition
TOTP
Term
A security administrator must implement a wireless encryption system to secure mobile devices’ communication. Some users have mobile devices which only support 56-bit encryption. Which of the following wireless encryption methods should be implemented?
Definition
RC4
Term
After a security incident involving a physical asset, which of the following should be done at the beginning?
Definition
Record every person who was in possession of assets, continuing post-incident.
Term
Which of the following is the GREATEST security risk of two or more companies working together under a Memorandum of Understanding?
Definition
MOUs are generally loose agreements and therefore may not have strict guidelines in place to protect sensitive data between the two entities.
Term
Joe, a user, reports to the system administrator that he is receiving an error stating his certificate has been revoked. Which of the following is the name of the database repository for these certificates?
Definition
CRL
Term
A software company has completed a security assessment. The assessment states that the company should implement fencing and lighting around the property. Additionally, the assessment states that production releases of their software should be digitally signed. Given the recommendations, the company was deficient in which of the following core security areas?
Definition
Integrity
Safety
Term
A user was reissued a smart card after the previous smart card had expired. The user is able to log into the domain but is now unable to send digitally signed or encrypted email. Which of the following would the user need to perform?
Definition
Publish the new certificates to the global address list.
Term
Users are encouraged to click on a link in an email to obtain exclusive access to the newest version of a popular Smartphone. This is an example of.
Definition
scarcity.
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