Which of the following logical access control methods would a security administrator need to

modify in order to control network traffic passing through a router to a different network?

A.Configuring VLAN 1

B. ACL

C. Logical tokens

D.Role-based access control changes

B. ACL

Which of the following tools limits external access to the network?

A. IDS

B. VLAN

C. Firewall

D. DMZ

C. Firewall

Which of the following tools was created for the primary purpose of reporting the services that are

open for connection on a networked workstation?

A. Protocol analyzer

B. Port scanner

C. Password crackers

D. Vulnerability scanner

B. Port scanner

Which of the following is MOST likely to be an issue when turning on all auditing functions within a

system?

A. Flooding the network with all of the log information

B. Lack of support for standardized log review tools

C. Too much information to review

D. Too many available log aggregation tools

C. Too much information to review

Upon opening the browser, a guest user is redirected to the company portal and asked to agree to

the acceptable use policy. Which of the following is MOST likely causing this to appear?

A. NAT

B. NAC

C. VLAN

D. DMZ

B. NAC

USB devices with a virus delivery mechanism are an example of which of the following security

threats?

A. Adware

B. Trojan

C. Botnets

D. Logic bombs

B. Trojan

Cell phones with network access and the ability to store data files are susceptible to which of the

following risks?

A. Input validation errors

B. SMTP open relays

C. Viruses

D. Logic bombs

C. Viruses

When establishing a connection between two IP based routers, which of the following protocols is

the MOST secure?

A. TFTP

B. HTTPS

C. FTP

D. SSH

D. SSH

Which of the following algorithms provides better protection against brute force attacks by using a

160-bit message digest?

A. MD5

B. SHA-1

C. LANMAN

D. NTLM

B. SHA-1

Which of the following access control technologies provides a rolling password for one-time use?

A. RSA tokens

B. ACL

C. Multifactor authentication

D. PIV card

A. RSA tokens

Which of the following technologies is used to verily that a file was not altered?

A. RC5

B. AES

C. DES

D. MD5

D. MD5

Which of the following uses an RC4 key that can be discovered by eavesdropping on plain text

initialization vectors?

A. WEP

B. TKIP

C. SSH

D. WPA

A. WEP

An administrator wants to crack passwords on a server with an account lockout policy. Which of

the following would allow this without locking accounts?

A. Try guessing passwords slow enough to reset the bad count interval.

B. Try guessing passwords with brute force.

C. Copy the passwordfile offline and perform the attack on it.

D. Try only real dictionary words.

C. Copy the passwordfile offline and perform the attack on it.

A user reports that each time they attempt to go to a legitimate website, they are sent to an

inappropriate website. The security administrator suspects the user may have malware on the

computer, which manipulated some of the user's files. Which of the following files on the user's

system would need to be checked for unauthorized changes?

D. Hosts

An administrator needs to limit and monitor the access users have to the Internet and protect the

internal network. Which of the following would MOST likely be implemented?

A. A heuristic firewall

B. DNS caching on the client machines

C. A pushed update modifying users' local host file

D. A content-filtering proxy server

D. A content-filtering proxy server

Which of the following is a malicious program used to capture information from an infected

computer?

A. Trojan

B. Botnet

C. Worm

D. Virus

A. Trojan

The security administrator needs to make a change in the network to accommodate a new remote

location. The new location will be connected by a serial interface, off the main router, through a

commercial circuit. This remote site will also have traffic completely separated from all other traffic.

Which of the following design elements will need to be implemented to accommodate the new

location?

A. VLANs need to be added on the switch but not the router.

B. The NAT needs to be re-configured to allow the remote location.

C. The current IP scheme needs to besubnetted.

D. The switch needs to be virtualized and a new DMZ needs to be created

C. The current IP scheme needs to besubnetted.

Which of the following is the MOST secure authentication method?

A. Smartcard

B. Iris

C. Password

D. Fingerprints

B. Iris

Mitigating security risks by updating and applying hot fixes is part of:

A. patch management.

B. vulnerability scanning.

C. baseline reporting.

D. penetration testing.

A. patch management.

When reviewing IDS logs, the security administrator notices many events pertaining to a "NOOP

sled". Which of the following attacks is occurring?

A. Man-in-the-middle

B. SQL injection

C. Buffer overflow

D. Session hijacking

C. Buffer overflow

Which of the following is the MAIN difference between a hotfix and a patch?

A. Hotfixes follow a predetermined release schedule while patches do not.

B. Hotfixes are smaller than patches.

C. Hotfixes may be released at anytime and will later be included in a patch.

D. Patches can only be applied after obtaining proper approval, whilehotfixes do not need

management approval

B. Hotfixes are smaller than patches.

A vulnerability assessment was conducted against a network. One of the findings indicated an outdated

version of software. This is an example of weak:

A. security policies.

B. patch management.

C. acceptable use policies.

D. configuration baselines.

B. patch management.

Which of the following tools can execute a ping sweep?

A. Protocol analyzer

B. Anti-virus scanner

C. Networkmapper

D. Password cracker

C. Networkmapper

Which of the following is a newer version of SSL?

A. SSH

B. IPSec

C. TLS

D. L2TP

C. TLS

A technician visits a customer site which prohibits portable data storage devices. Which of the

following items would be prohibited? (Select TWO).

A. USB Memory key

B. Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones

C. Wireless network detectors

D. Key card

E. Items containing RFID chips

A. USB Memory key

B. Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones

Which of the following is used when performing a qualitative risk analysis?

A. Exploit probability

B. Judgment

C. Threat frequency

D. Asset value

A. Exploit probability

A certificate has been revoked, and the administrator has issued new keys. Which of the following

must now be performed to exchange encrypted email?

A. Exchange private keys with each other

B. Recover old private keys

C. Recover old public keys

D. Exchange public keys with each other

D. Exchange public keys with each other

Exploitation of security vulnerabilities is used during assessments when which of the following is

true?

A. Security testers have clear and written authorization to conduct vulnerability scans.

B. Security testers are trying to document vulnerabilities without impacting network operations.

C. Network users have permissions allowing access to network devices with security weaknesses.

D. Security testers have clear and written authorization to conduct penetration testing.

D. Security testers have clear and written authorization to conduct penetration testing.

Which of the following should a technician deploy to detect malicious changes to the system and

configuration?

A. Pop-up blocker

B. File integrity checker

C. Anti-spyware

D. Firewall

B. File integrity checker

In order to prevent data loss in case of a disk error which of the following options would an

administrator MOST likely deploy?

A. Redundant connections

B. RAID

C. Disk striping

D. Redundant power supplies

B. RAID

A technician has installed security software; shortly thereafter the response time slows

considerably. Which of the following can be used to determine the effect of the new software?

A. Event logs

B. System monitor

C. Performance monitor

D. Protocol analyzer

C. Performance monitor

After installing database software the administrator must manually change the default

administrative password, remove a default database, and adjust permissions on specific files.

These actions are BEST described as:

A. vulnerability assessment.

B. mandatory access control.

C. application hardening.

D. least privilege

B. mandatory access control.

Which of the following is the BEST mitigation method to implement when protecting against a

discovered OS exploit?

A. NIDS

B. Patch

C. Antivirus update

D. HIDS

B. Patch

Which of the following is the primary concern of governments in terms of data security?

A. Integrity

B. Availability

C. Cost

D. Confidentiality

D. Confidentiality

Which of the following is BEST used to change common settings for a large number of deployed

computers?

A. Group policies

B. Hotfixes

C. Configuration baselines

D. Security templates

A. Group policies

Which of the following solutions would a company be MOST likely to choose if they wanted to

conserve rack space in the data center and also be able to manage various resources on the

servers?

A. Install a manageable, centralized power and cooling system

B. Server virtualization

C. Different virtual machines on a local workstation

D. Centralize all blade servers and chassis within one or two racks

B. Server virtualization

A rogue wireless network is showing up in the IT department. The network appears to be coming

from a printer that was installed. Which of the following should have taken place, prior to this

printer being installed, to prevent this issue?

A. Installation of Internet content filters to implement domain name kiting.

B. Penetration test of the network to determine any further rogue wireless networks in the area.

C. Conduct a security review of the new hardware to determine any possible security risks.

D. Implement a RADIUS server to authenticate all users to the wireless network.

C. Conduct a security review of the new hardware to determine any possible security risks.

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes a virus from a rootkit, spyware, and adware?

A. Eavesdropping

B. Process hiding

C. Self-replication

D. Popup displays

C. Self-replication

Which of the following is used to generate keys in PKI?

A. AES

B. RSA

C. DES

D. 3DES

B. RSA

Which of the following methods is a best practice for granting access to resources?

A. Add ACLs to computers; add computers to groups.

B. Add ACLs to users; add users to groups.

C. Add users to ACLs; add computers to groups.

D. Add groups to ACLs; add users and computers to groups.

D. Add groups to ACLs; add users and computers to groups.

Which of the following may cause a user, connected to a NAC-enabled network, to not be

prompted for credentials?

A. The user's PC is missing the authentication agent.

B. The user's PC is not fully patched.

C. The user's PC is not at the latest service pack.

D. The user's PC has out-of-date antivirus software.

A. The user's PC is missing the authentication agent.

When used to encrypt transmissions, which of the following is the MOST resistant to brute force

attacks?

A. SHA

B. MD5

C. 3DES

D. AES256

D. AES256

Which of the following BEST describes how the private key is handled when connecting to a

secure web server?

A. The key is not shared and remains on the server

B. Anyone who connects receives the key

C. Only users from configured IP addresses received the key

D. All authenticated users receive the key

A. The key is not shared and remains on the server

A user visits their normal banking website. The URL is correct and the website is displayed in the

browser, but the user gets an SSL warning that the SSL certificate is invalid as it is signed by an

unknown authority. Which of the following has occurred?

A. Domain name kiting

B. Privilege escalation

C. Replay attack

D. Man-in-the-middle attack

D. Man-in-the-middle attack

A technician reviews the system log entries for an internal DNS server. Which of the following

entries MOST warrants further investigation?

A. DNS query from a source outside the organization

B. DNS query from a source inside the organization

C. Zone transfer to a source inside the organization

D. Zone transfer to a source outside the organization

D. Zone transfer to a source outside the organization

Monitoring a computer's logs and critical files is part of the functionality of a

A. NIPS.

B. HIDS.

C. firewall.

D. honeypot.

B. HIDS.

Which of the following can be implemented as an OS hardening practice to mitigate risk?

A. Domain name kiting

B. Removable storage

C. Input validation

D. Security templates

D. Security templates

Continuously documenting state and location of hardware from collection to disposition during a

forensic investigation is known as:

A. risk mitigation.

B. data handling.

C. chain of custody.

D. incident response.

D. incident response.

Which of the following is an example of two factor authentication?

A. PIN and password

B. Smartcard and token

C. Smartcard and PIN

D. Fingerprint and retina scan

C. Smartcard and PIN

Which of the following describes a port that is left open in order to facilitate access at a later date?

 A. Honeypot

 B. Proxy server

 C. Open relay

 D. Backdoor

Which of the following is often bundled with freely downloaded software?

 A. Cookies

 B. Logic bomb

 C. Adware

 D. Spam

Which of the following can increase risk? (Select TWO]

A. Vulnerability

B. Mantrap

C. Configuration baselines

D. Threat source

E. Mandatory vacations

A. Vulnerability

D. Threat source

An administrator believes a user is secretly transferring company information over the Internet.

The network logs do not show any non-standard traffic going through the firewall. Which of the

following tools would allow the administrator to better evaluate the contents of the network traffic?

A. Vulnerability scanner

B. Network anomaly detection

C. Protocol analyzer

D. Proxy server

C. Protocol analyzer

Which of the following monitoring technology types is MOST dependent on receiving regular

updates?

A. Signature-based

B. Kerberos-based

C. Behavior-based

D. Anomaly-based

A. Signature-based

A company has just recovered from a major disaster. Which of the following should signify the

completion of a disaster recovery?

A. Verify all servers are back online and working properly.

B. Update the disaster recovery plan based on lessons learned.

C. Conduct post disaster recovery testing.

D. Verify all network nodes are back online and working properly.

B. Update the disaster recovery plan based on lessons learned.

Which of the following is a public key cryptosystem?

A. RSA

B. SHA-1

C. 3DES

D. MD5

A. RSA

A user tries to plug their laptop into the company's network and receives a warning that their

patches and virus definitions are out-of-date. This is an example of which of the following

mitigation techniques?

A. NAT

B. Honeypot

C. NAC

D. Subnetting

C. NAC

A file has been compromised with corrupt data and might have additional information embedded

within it. Which of the following actions should a security administrator follow in order to ensure

data integrity of the file on that host?

A. Disable the wireless network and copy the data to the next available USB drive to protect the

data

B. Perform proper forensics on the file with documentation along the way.

C. Begin chain of custody for the document and disallow access.

D. Run vulnerability scanners and print all reports of all diagnostic results.

B. Perform proper forensics on the file with documentation along the way.

Every company workstation contains the same software prior to being assigned to workers. Which

of the following software options would give remote users the needed protection from outside

attackers when they are outside of the company's internal network?

A. HIDS

B. Vulnerability scanner

C. Personal firewall

D. NIPS

C. Personal firewall

To ensure users are logging into their systems using a least privilege method, which of the

following should be done?

A. Create a user account without administrator privileges.

B. Employ a BIOS password that differs from the domain password.

C. Enforce a group policy with the least amount of account restrictions.

D. Allow users to determine their needs and access to resources.

A. Create a user account without administrator privileges.

A recent security audit shows an organization has been infiltrated with a former administrator's

credentials. Which of the following would be the BEST way to mitigate the risk of this vulnerability?

A. Conduct periodic audits of disaster recovery policies.

B. Conduct periodic audits of password policies.

C. Conduct periodic audits of user access and rights.

D. Conduct periodic audits of storage and retention policies.

C. Conduct periodic audits of user access and rights.

A security administrator is analyzing the packet capture from an IDS triggered filter. The packet

capture shows the following string:

<scrip>source=http://www.evilsite.jp/evil.js</script>

Which of the following attacks is occurring?

A. SQL injection

B. Redirection attack

C. Cross-site scripting

D. XLM injection

C. Cross-site scripting

A user wants to edit a file that they currently have read-only rights to; however, they are unable to

provide a business justification, so the request is denied. This is the principle of:

A. separation of duties.

B. job-based access control

C. least privilege.

D. remote access policy.

C. least privilege.

Which of the following concepts addresses the threat of data being modified without authorization?

A. Integrity

B. Key management

C. Availability

D. Non-repudiation

A. Integrity

An attacker sends packets to a host in hopes of altering the host's MAC table. Which of the

following is the attacker attempting to do?

A. Port scan

B. Privilege escalation

C. DNS spoofing

D. ARP poisoning

D. ARP poisoning

Which of the following is a best practice for organizing users when implementing a least privilege

model?

A. By function

B. By department

C. By geographic location

D. By management level

A. By function

Which of the following describes how long email messages are available in case of a subpoena?

A. Backup procedures

B. Retention policy

C. Backup policy

D. Email server configuration

B. Retention policy

Management would like to know if anyone is attempting to access files on the company file server.

Which of the following could be deployed to BEST provide this information?

A. Software firewall

B. Hardware firewall

C. HIDS

D. NIDS

C. HIDS

Which of the following is the correct risk assessment equation?

A. Risk = exploit x number of systems x cost of asset

B. Risk = infections x number of days infected x cost of asset

C. Risk = threat x vulnerability x cost of asset

D. Risk = vulnerability x daysunpatched x cost of asset

C. Risk = threat x vulnerability x cost of asset

Which of the following is of the GREATEST concern in regard to a rogue access point?

A. Rogue access points are hard to find and remove from the network.

B. Rogue access points can scan the company's wireless networks and find other unencrypted

and rouge access points

C. The radio signal of the rogue access point interferes with company approved access points.

D. Rogue access points can allow unauthorized users access the company's internal networks.

D. Rogue access points can allow unauthorized users access the company's internal networks.

The process of validating a user's claimed identity is called

A. identification.

B. authorization.

C. validation.

D. repudiation.

A. identification.

Which of the following is a benefit of utilizing virtualization technology?

A. Lowered cost of the host machine

B. Less overhead cost of software licensing

C. Streamline systems to a single OS

D. Fewer systems to monitor physical access

D. Fewer systems to monitor physical access

The security administrator wants to increase the cipher strength of the company's internal root

certificate. Which of the following would the security administer use to sign a stronger root

certificate?

A. Certificate authority

B. Registration authority

C. Key escrow

D. Trusted platform module

A. Certificate authority

Which of the following describes a semi-operational site that in the event of a disaster, IT

operations can be migrated?

A. Hot site

B. Warm site

C. Mobile site

D. Cold site

B. Warm site

Which of the following devices hooks into a LAN and captures traffic?

A. Protocol analyzer

B. Protocol filter

C. Penetration testing tool

D. Vulnerability assessment tool

A. Protocol analyzer

When assessing a network containing resources that require near 100% availability, which of the

following techniques should be employed to assess overall security?

A. Penetration testing

B. Vulnerability scanning

C. User interviews

D. Documentation reviews

B. Vulnerability scanning

Which of the following would MOST likely contain a <SCRIPT> tag?

A. Cookies

B. XSS

C. DOS

D. Buffer overflow

B. XSS

Which of the following is a reason why wireless access points should not be placed near a

building's perimeter?

A. Rouge access points

B. Vampire taps

C. Port scanning

D. War driving

D. War driving

A new enterprise solution is currently being evaluated due to its potential to increase the

company's profit margins. The security administrator has been asked to review its security

implications. While evaluating the product, various vulnerability scans were performed. It was

determined that the product is not a threat but has the potential to introduce additional

vulnerabilities. Which of the following assessment types should the security administrator also take

into consideration while evaluating this product?

A. Threat assessment

B. Vulnerability assessment

C. Code assessment

D. Risk assessment

D. Risk assessment

Which of the following tools BEST identifies the method an attacker used after they have entered

into a network?

A. Input validation

B. NIDS

C. Port scanner

D. HIDS

B. NIDS

Which of the following is a major risk associated with cloud computing?

A. Loss of physical control over data

B. Increased complexity of qualitative risk assessments

C. Smaller attack surface

D. Data labeling challenges

A. Loss of physical control over data

Which of the following is MOST likely the reason why a security administrator would run a Nessus

report on an important server?

A. To analyze packets and frames

B. To report on the performance of the system

C. To scan for vulnerabilities

D. To enumerate and crack weak system passwords

C. To scan for vulnerabilities

Which of the following BEST describes how the mandatory access control (MAC) method works?

A. It is an access policy based on a set of rules.

B. It is an access policy based on the role that the user has in an organization.

C. It is an access policy based on biometric technologies.

D. It is an access policy that restricts access to objects based on security clearance.

D. It is an access policy that restricts access to objects based on security clearance.

Using a smartcard and a physical token is considered how many factors of authentication?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

A. One

Which of the following protocols is considered more secure than SSL?

A. TLS

B. WEP

C. HTTP

D. Telnet

A. TLS

A NIDS monitoring traffic on the public-side of a firewall provides which of the following?

A. Faster alerting to internal compromises

B. Intelligence about external threats

C. Protection of the external firewall interface

D. Prevention of malicious traffic

B. Intelligence about external threats

Which of the following is an important part of disaster recovery training?

A. Schemes

B. Storage locations

C. Chain of custody

D. Table top exercises

D. Table top exercises

Which of the following would a network administrator implement to control traffic being routed

between networks or network segments in an effort to preserve data confidentiality?

A. NAT

B. Group policies

C. Password policies

D. ACLs

D. ACLs

The security administrator wants each user to individually decrypt a message but allow anybody to

encrypt it. Which of the following MUST be implemented to allow this type of authorization?

A. Use of digital certificates

B. Use of public keys only

C. Use of private keys only

D. Use of public and private keys

D. Use of public and private keys

A security administrator is analyzing the packet capture from an IDS triggered filter. The packet

capture shows the following string:

a or1 ==1--

Which of the following attacks is occurring?

A. Cross-site scripting

B. XML injection

C. Buffer overflow

D. SQL injection

D. SQL injection

Which of the following has been implemented if several unsuccessful login attempts were made in

a short period of time denying access to the user account, and after two hours the account

becomes active?

A. Account lockout

B. Password expiration

C. Password disablement

D. Screen lock

A. Account lockout

Which of the following BEST describes an intrusion prevention system?

A. A system that stops an attack in progress.

B. A system that allows an attack to be identified.

C. A system that logs the attack for later analysis.

D. A system that serves as ahoneypot.

A. A system that stops an attack in progress.

In the event of a disaster, in which the main datacenter is immediately shutdown, which of the

following would a company MOST likely use with a minimum Recovery Time Objective?

A. Fault tolerance

B. Hot site

C. Cold site

D. Tape backup restoration

B. Hot site

Which of the following methods involves placing plain text data within a picture or document?

A. Steganography

B. Digital signature

C. Transport encryption

D. Stream cipher

A. Steganography

Which of the following is a detective security control?

A. CCTV

B. Firewall

C. Design reviews

D. Bollards

A. CCTV

Which of the following can cause hardware based drive encryption to see slower deployment?

A. A lack of management software

B. USB removable drive encryption

C. Role/rule-based access control

D. Multifactor authentication with smart cards

B. USB removable drive encryption

Which of the following is a reason to implement Kerberos over local system authentication?

A. Authentication to multiple devices

B. Centralized file integrity protection

C. Non-repudiation

D. Greater password complexity

B. Centralized file integrity protection

Which of the following should a security administrator implement to ensure there are no security

holes in the OS?

A. Encryption protocols

B. Firewall definitions

C. Patch management

D. Virus definitions

C. Patch management

Which of the following cipher types is used by AES?

A. Block

B. Fourier

C. Stream

D. Turing

A. Block

Which of the following control systems is used to maintain proper environmental conditions in a

datacenter?

A. HVAC

B. Bollards

C. CCTV

D. Mantrap

A. HVAC

A penetration test shows that almost all database servers were able to be compromised through a

default database user account with the default password. Which of the following is MOST likely

missing from the operational procedures?

A. Application hardening

B. OS hardening

C. Application patch management

D. SQL injection

B. OS hardening

A user reports that their 802.11n capable interface connects and disconnects frequently to an

access point that was recently installed. The user has a Bluetooth enabled laptop. A company in

the next building had their wireless network breached last month. Which of the following is MOST

likely causing the disconnections?

A. An attacker inside the company is performing abluejacking attack on the user's laptop.

B. Another user's Bluetooth device is causing interference with the Bluetooth on the laptop.

C. The new access point wasmis-configured and is interfering with another nearby access point.

D. The attacker that breached the nearby company is in the parking lot implementing a war driving

attack.

C. The new access point wasmis-configured and is interfering with another nearby access point.

Which of the following is a reason to use TACACS+ over RADIUS?

A. Combines authentication and authorization

B. Encryption of all data between client and server

C. TACACS+ uses the UDP protocol

D. TACACS+ has less attribute-value pairs

B. Encryption of all data between client and server

A security administrator finished taking a forensic image of a computer's memory. Which of the

following should the administrator do to ensure image integrity?

A. Run the image through AES128.

B. Run the image through a symmetric encryption algorithm.

C. Compress the image to a password protected archive.

D. Run the image through SHA256

D. Run the image through SHA256

Which of the following is a reason to use TACACS+ over RADIUS?

A. Combines authentication and authorization

B. Encryption of all data between client and server

C. TACACS+ uses the UDP protocol

D. TACACS+ has less attribute-value pairs

B. Encryption of all data between client and server

A customer has called a company to report that all of their computers are displaying a rival

company's website when the user types the correct URL into the browser. All of the other websites

the user visits work correctly and other customers are not having this issue. Which of the following

has MOST likely occurred?

A. The website company has amisconfigured firewall.

B. The customer has a virus outbreak.

C. The customer's DNS has been poisoned.

D. The company's website has been attacked by the rival company

C. The customer's DNS has been poisoned.

A targeted email attack sent to the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is known as which of

the following?

A. Whaling

B. Bluesnarfing

C. Vishing

D. Dumpster diving

A. Whaling

Which of the following describes an attack technique by which an intruder gains physical access

by following an authorized user into a facility before the door is closed?

A. Shoulder surfing

B. Tailgating

C. Escalation

D. Impersonation

B. Tailgating

Which of the following should be reviewed periodically to ensure a server maintains the correct

security configuration?

A. NIDS configuration

B. Firewall logs

C. User rights

D. Incident management

B. Firewall logs

Which of the following is true when a user browsing to an HTTPS site receives the message: a

Site name mismatch'?

A. The certificate CN is different from the site DNS A record.

B. The CA DNS name is different from the root certificate CN.

C. The certificate was issued by the intermediate CA and not by the root CA.

D. The certificate file name is different from the certificate CN.

A. The certificate CN is different from the site DNS A record.

Which of the following will contain a list of unassigned public IP addresses?

A. TCP port

B. 802.1x

C. Loop protector

D. Firewall rule

D. Firewall rule

DRPs should contain which of the following?

A. Hierarchical list of non-critical personnel

B. Hierarchical list of critical systems

C. Hierarchical access control lists

D. Identification of single points of failure

B. Hierarchical list of critical systems

Which of the following access control methods provides the BEST protection against attackers

logging on as authorized users?

A. Require a PIV card

B. Utilize time of day restrictions

C. Implement implicit deny

D. Utilize separation of duties

D. Utilize separation of duties

Several PCs are running extremely slow all of a sudden. Users of the PCs report that they do a lot

of web browsing and explain that a disgruntled employee from their department was recently fired.

The security administrator observes that all of the PCs are attempting to open a large number of

connections to the same destination. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

A. A logic bomb has been installed by the former employee

B. A man-in-the-middle attack is taking place.

C. The PCs have downloaded adware.

D. The PCs are being used in a botnet

D. The PCs are being used in a botnet

Which of the following is the BEST way to secure data for the purpose of retention?

A. Off-site backup

B. RAID 5 on-site backup

C. On-site clustering

D. Virtualization

A. Off-site backup

In the event of a disaster resulting in the loss of their data center, a company had determined that

they will need to be able to be back online within an hour or two, with all systems being fully up to

date. Which of the following would BEST meet their needs?

A. Off-site storage of backup tapes

B. A hot backup site

C. A cold backup site

D. A warm backup site

B. A hot backup site

Which of the following has a programmer MOST likely failed to consider if a user entering

improper input is able to compromise the integrity of data?

A. SDLM

B. Error handling

C. Data formatting

D. Input validation

D. Input validation

Which of the following provides EMI protection?

A. STP

B. UTP

C. Grounding

D. Anti-static wrist straps

D. Anti-static wrist straps

A user reports that a web browser stopped working after it was updated. Which of the following

BEST describes a probable cause of failure?

A. The browser was previously compromised and corrupted during the update.

B. Anti-spyware is preventing the browser from accessing the network.

C. A faulty antivirus signature has identified the browser as malware.

D. A network based firewall is blocking the browser as it has been modified.

D. A network based firewall is blocking the browser as it has been modified.

Which of the following devices is MOST likely to be installed to prevent malicious attacks?

A. VPN concentrator

B. Firewall

C. NIDS

D. Protocol analyzer

B. Firewall

Which of the following would allow traffic to be redirected through a malicious machine by sending

false hardware address updates to a switch?

A. ARP poisoning

B. MAC spoofing

C. pWWN spoofing

D. DNS poisoning

B. MAC spoofing

Which of the following protocols uses UDP port 69 by default?

A. Kerberos

B. TFTP

C. SSH

D. DNS

B. TFTP

Which of the following would a security administrator use to diagnose network issues?

A. Proxy

B. Host-based firewall

C. Protocol analyzer

D. Gateway

C. Protocol analyzer

Which of the following should be implemented on a mobile phone to help prevent a conversation

from being captured?

A. Device encryption

B. Voice encryption

C. GPS tracking

D. Sniffer

B. Voice encryption

A user wishes to encrypt only certain files and folders within a partition. Which of the following

methods should a technician recommend?

A. EFS

B. Partition encryption

C. Full disk

D. BitLocker

A. EFS

Centrally authenticating multiple systems and applications against a federated user database is an

example of:

A. smart card.

B. common access card.

C. single sign-on.

D. access control list.

C. single sign-on.

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes a virus from a rootkit, spyware, and adware?

A. Eavesdropping

B. Process hiding

C. Self-replication

D. Popup displays

C. Self-replication

A security administrator needs to implement a site-to-site VPN tunnel between the main office and

a remote branch. Which of the following protocols should be used for the tunnel?

A. RTP

B. SNMP

C. IPSec

D. 802.1X

C. IPSec

Which of the following uses tickets to identify users to the network?

A. RADIUS

B. LDAP

C. TACACS+

D. Kerberos

D. Kerberos

Which of the following forensic artifacts is MOST volatile?

A. CD-ROM

B. Filesystem

C. Random access memory

D. Network topology

B. Filesystem

A security administrator notices an unauthorized vehicle roaming the area on company grounds.

The security administrator verifies that all network connectivity is up and running and that no

unauthorized wireless devices are being used to authenticate other devices; however, the

administrator does notice an unusual spike in bandwidth usage. This is an example of which of the

following attacks?

A. Rogue access point

B. Bluesnarfing

C. Evil twin

D. War driving

Which of the following is a best practice when securing a switch from physical access?

A. Disable unnecessary accounts

B. Print baseline configuration

C. Enable access lists

D. Disable unused ports

D. Disable unused ports

Risk can be managed in the following ways EXCEPT:

A. mitigation.

B. acceptance.

C. elimination.

D. transference.

B. acceptance.

A security administrator needs to implement a wireless system that will only be available within a

building. Which of the following configurations can the administrator modify to achieve this?

(Select TWO).

A. Proper AP placement

B. Disable SSID broadcasting

C. Use CCMP

D. Enable MAC filtering

E. Reduce the power levels

A. Proper AP placement

D. Enable MAC filtering

Which of the following environmental variables reduces the potential for static discharges?

A. EMI

B. Temperature

C. UPS

D. Humidity

D. Humidity

Which of the following is an example of implementing security using the least privilege principle?

A. Confidentiality

B. Availability

C. Integrity

D. Non-repudiation

B. Availability

A user reports that the spreadsheet they use for the department will not open. The spreadsheet is

located on a server that was recently patched. Which of the following logs would the technician

review FIRST?

A. Access

B. Firewall

C. Antivirus

D. DNS

A. Access

Which of the following helps prevent a system from being fingerprinted?

A. Personal firewall

B. Complex passwords

C. Anti-spam software

D. OS patching

A. Personal firewall

An attacker captures valid wireless traffic in hopes of transmitting it repeatedly to generate enough

traffic to discover the encryption key. Which of the following is the attacker MOST likely using?

A. War driving

B. Replay attack

C. Bluejacking

D. DNS poisoning

B. Replay attack

Which of the following is an authentication method that uses symmetric key encryption and a key

distribution center?

A. MS-CHAP

B. Kerberos

C. 802.1x

D. EAP

B. Kerberos

Which of the following is a preventative physical security measure?

A. Video surveillance

B. External lighting

C. Physical access log

D. Access control system

D. Access control system

An employee keeps getting pop-ups from a program on their computer stating it blocked an

attacking IP address. Which of the following security applications BEST explains this behavior?

A. Antivirus

B. Anti-spam

C. Personal firewall

D. Pop-up blocker

C. Personal firewall

A Maintenance Manager requests that a new group be created for a new development project,

concerning power distribution, in order to email and setup conference meetings to the whole

project team. Which of the following group types would need to be created?

A. Default power users

B. Restricted group

C. Distribution

D. Security

C. Distribution

Which of the following is an example of data obfuscation within a data stream?

A. Cryptography

B. Steganography

C. Hashing

D. Fuzzing

A. Cryptography

Which of the following is a malicious program that infects a host computer and has the ability to

replicate itself?

A. Spyware

B. Virus

C. Rootkit

D. Spam

B. Virus

Which of the following concepts is applied FIRST when a user logs into a domain?

A. Virealization

B. Non-repudiation

C. Authorization

D. Identification

D. Identification

Which of the following tools will allow a technician to detect devices and associated IP addresses

on the network?

A. Network intrusion detection software

B. Network mapping software

C. Port scanner

D. Protocol analyzers

B. Network mapping software

An application programmer at a company conducts security assessments and reports findings to

senior management. Which of the following principles does this scenario violate?

A. Separation of duties

B. Job rotation

C. Vulnerability assessment

D. Least privilege

A. Separation of duties

Which of the following attacks involves sending unsolicited contact information to Bluetooth

devices configured in discover mode?

A. Impersonation

B. Bluejacking

C. War driving

D. Bluesnarfing

B. Bluejacking

Which of the following has the capability to perform onboard cryptographic functions?

A. Smartcard

B. ACL

C. RFID badge

D. Proximity badge

A. Smartcard

Shielded communications media is MOST often used to prevent electrical emanations from being

detected and crosstalk between which of the following?

A. Networks

B. Cables

C. VLANs

D. VPNs

B. Cables

Which of the following measures ensures unauthorized users cannot access a WAP in a user's

home?

A. Proper WAP placement

B. Turn off the computers when not in use

C. Set the SSID to hidden

D. Change the administrator password on the computer

C. Set the SSID to hidden

Which of the following BEST describes where L2TP is used?

A. VPN encryption

B. Authenticate users using CHAP

C. Default gateway encryption

D. Border gateway protocol encryption

A. VPN encryption

The president of the company is trying to get to their bank's website, and the browser is displaying

that the webpage is being blocked by the system administrator. Which of the following logs would

the technician review?

A. DNS

B. Performance

C. System

D. Content filter

D. Content filter

Which of the following should a technician run to find user accounts that can be easily

compromised?

A. NMAP

B. SNORT

C. John the Ripper

D. Nessus

C. John the Ripper

Which of the following defines the role of a root certificate authority (CA) in PKI?

A. The root CA is the recovery agent used to encrypt data when a user's certificate is lost.

B. The CA stores the user's hash value for safekeeping.

C. The CA is the trusted root that issues certificates.

D. The root CA is used to encrypt email messages to prevent unintended disclosure of data

C. The CA is the trusted root that issues certificates.

Which of the following malicious programs compromises system security by exploiting system

access through a virtual backdoor?

A. Virus

B. Trojan

C. Spam

D. Adware

B. Trojan

Which of the following BEST represents why a system administrator should download security

patches from the manufacturer's website directly?

A. Maintain configuration baseline

B. Implement OS hardening

C. Ensure integrity of the patch

D. Ensure patches are up-to-date

C. Ensure integrity of the patch

While responding to a confirmed breach of the organization's web server, the security

administrator determines the source of the attack was from a rival organization's IP address range.

Which of the following should the security administer do with this information?

A. Notify the Help Desk

B. Notify ICANN

C. Notify management

D. Notify the rival organization's IT department

C. Notify management

The BEST location for a spam filter is

A. on the local LAN.

B. on a proxy server.

C. behind the firewall.

D. in front of the mail relay server.

D. in front of the mail relay server.

Biometrics is an example of which of the following type of user authentication?

A. Something the user is

B. Something the user has

C. Something the user does

D. Something the user knows

A. Something the user is

Which of the following contains a database of users and passwords used for authentication?

A. CHAP

B. SAM

C. TPM

D. DNS

B. SAM

Mandatory Access Control (MAC) allows:

A. access rights indicated by the role of the individual

B. access associated with the classification of data.

C. a system administrator to centralize policy.

D. rights to be assigned by the data owner.

B. access associated with the classification of data.

The accounting group, clinical group and operations group only have access to their own

applications. The company often needs auditors to have access to all three groups' applications

with little notice. Which of the following would simplify the process of granting auditors permissions

to all the applications?

A. Create an auditors group and merge the members of the accounting, clinical and operations

groups.

B. Create an auditors group and add each user to the accounting, clinical and operations groups

individually.

C. Create an auditors group and add each of the accounting, clinical and operations groups to the

auditors group

D. Create an auditors group and add the group to each of the accounting, clinical and operations

groups.

D. Create an auditors group and add the group to each of the accounting, clinical and operations

groups.

Attackers may be able to remotely destroy critical equipment in the datacenter by gaining control

over which of the following systems?

A. Physical access control

B. Video surveillance

C. HVAC

D. Packet sniffer

C. HVAC

Which of the following situations applies to disaster recovery exercises?

A. Vulnerability scans should be performed after each exercise.

B. Separation of duties should be implemented after each exercise.

C. Passwords should be changed after each exercise.

D. Procedures should be updated after each exercise.

D. Procedures should be updated after each exercise.

The administrator needs to require all users to use complex passwords. Which of the following

would be the BEST way to do this?

A. Set a local password policy on each workstation and server

B. Set a domain password policy

C. Set a group policy to force password changes

D. Post a memo detailing the requirement of the new password complexity requirements

B. Set a domain password policy

Purchasing insurance on critical equipment is an example of which of the following types of risk

mitigation techniques?

A. Risk avoidance

B. Risk transfer

C. Risk retention

D. Risk reduction

B. Risk transfer

Which of the following solutions would an administrator MOST likely perform in order to keep upto-

date with various fixes on different applications?

A. Service pack installation

B. Patch management

C. Different security templates

D. Browserhotfixes

B. Patch management

Which of the following would be used to eliminate the need for an administrator to manually

configure passwords on each network device in a large LAN?

A. RADIUS

B. OVAL

C. RAS

D. IPSec VPN

A. RADIUS

A security administrator responds to a report of a web server that has been compromised. The

security administrator observes the background has been changed to an image of an attacker

group. Which of the following would be the FIRST step in the incident response process?

A. Run an antivirus scan

B. Disable the network connection

C. Power down the server

D. Print a copy of the background

B. Disable the network connection

After completing a forensic image of a hard drive, which of the following can be used to confirm

data integrity?

A. Chain of custody

B. Image compression

C. AES256 encryption

D. SHA512 hash

D. SHA512 hash

A security administrator wants to prevent corporate users from being infected with viruses from

flash based advertisements while using web browsers at work. Which of the following could be

used to mitigate this threat?

A. Content filter

B. Firewall

C. IDS

D. Protocol analyzer

A. Content filter

Which of the following tools provides the MOST comprehensive view of the network's security?

A. Vulnerability assessment

B. Network anomaly detection

C. Penetration test

D. Network mapping program

C. Penetration test

Which of the following practices improves forensic analysis of logs?

A. Ensuring encryption is deployed to critical systems.

B. Ensuring SNMP is enabled on all systems.

C. Ensuring switches have a strong management password.

D. Ensuring the proper time is set on all systems.

D. Ensuring the proper time is set on all systems.

A user is concerned about threats regarding social engineering and has asked the IT department

for advice. One suggestion offered might be to:

A. install a removable data backup device for portability ease.

B. verily the integrity of all data that is accessed across the network.

C. ensure that passwords are not named after relatives.

D. disallow all port 80 inbound connection attempts.

C. ensure that passwords are not named after relatives.

When disposing of old or damaged computer systems, which of the following is the primary

security concern?

A. Integrity of company HR information

B. Compliance with industry best practices

C. Confidentiality of proprietary information

D. Adherence to local legal regulations

C. Confidentiality of proprietary information

Which of the following is performed during a security assessment?

A. Remediate the machines with incorrectly configured controls.

B. Quarantine the machines that have no controls in place.

C. Calculate the cost of bringing the controls back into compliance.

D. Determine the extent to which controls are implemented correctly

D. Determine the extent to which controls are implemented correctly

The root certificate for the CA for a branch in a city was generated by the CA in a city in another

country. Which of the following BEST describes this trust model?

A. Chain of trust

B. Linear trust

C. Hierarchical trust

D. Web of trust

C. Hierarchical trust

The security administrator needs to determine whether common words and phrases are being

used as passwords on the company server. Which of the following attacks would MOST easily

accomplish this task?

A. NTLM hashing

B. Dictionary

C. Brute force

D. Encyclopedia

B. Dictionary

Conducting periodic user rights audits can help an administrator identity:

A. new user accounts that have been created.

B. users who are concurrently logged in under different accounts.

C. unauthorized network services.

D. users who can view confidential information.

D. users who can view confidential information.

Which of the following has a 128-bit message digest?

A. NTLM

B. MD5

C. SHA

D. 3DES

B. MD5

Which of the following BEST describes a security benefit of a virtualization farm?

A. Increased anomaly detection

B. Stronger authentication

C. Stronger encryption

D. Increased availability

D. Increased availability

The company president wants to replace usernames and passwords with USB security tokens for

company systems. Which of the following authentication models would be in use?

A. Two factor

B. Form factor

C. Physical factor

D. Single factor

D. Single factor

A security administrator wants to detect and prevent attacks at the network perimeter. Which of

the following security devices should be installed to address this concern?

A. NIPS

B. IDS

C. HIPS

D. NDS

A. NIPS

Which of the following presents the GREATEST security risk to confidentiality of proprietary

corporate data when attackers have physical access to the datacenter?

A. Solid state drives

B. Cell phone cameras

C. USB drives

D. NAS

C. USB drives

Which of the following allows a systems administrator to regain lost keys within a PKI?

A. Recovery agent

B. One time pad

C. CRL

D. Asymmetric keys

A. Recovery agent

A vulnerable service is required between two systems on a network. Which of the following should

an administrator use to prevent an attack on that service from outside the network?

A. Proxy server

B. NIDS

C. Firewall

D. HIDS

C. Firewall

A technician needs to validate that a sent file has not been modified in any way. A co-worker

recommends that a thumbprint be taken before the file is sent. Which of the following should be

done?

A. Take an AES hash of the file and send the receiver both the hash and the original file in a

signed and encrypted email.

B. Take a MD5 hash of the file and send the receiver both the hash and the original file in a signed

and encrypted email.

C. Take a NTLM hash of the file and send the receiver both the hash and the original file in a

signed and encrypted email.

D. Take a LANMAN hash of the file and send the receiver both the hash and the original file in a

signed and encrypted email.

B. Take a MD5 hash of the file and send the receiver both the hash and the original file in a signed

and encrypted email.

A technician needs to setup a secure room to enable a private VTC system. Which of the following

should be installed to prevent devices from listening to the VTC?

A. Shielding

B. HIDS

C. HVAC

D. MD5 hashing

A. Shielding

Which of the following is a primary effect of allowing P2P connections on a network?

A. Increased amount of spam

B. Input validation on web applications

C. Possible storage of illegal materials

D. Tracking cookies on the website

C. Possible storage of illegal materials

Which of the following services should be turned off on a printer to prevent malicious

reconnaissance attempts?

A. FTP

B. Spooler

C. SNMP

D. IP printing

C. SNMP

Environmental monitoring includes which of the following? (Select TWO]

A. EMI shielding

B. Redundancy

C. Video monitoring

D. Humidity controls

E. Load balancing

C. Video monitoring

D. Humidity controls

Which of the following is the security concept that describes a user who only has enough access

to complete their work?

A. Least privilege

B. Single sign-on

C. Explicit allow

D. Implicit deny

A. Least privilege

A security administrator wants to ensure that only authorized personnel are able to gain entry into

a secure area. There is currently no physical security other than a badge reader. Which of the

following would MOST likely be installed to regulate right of entry?

A. Security alarms

B. Video surveillance

C. Access list

D. Proximity readers

D. Proximity readers

Which of the following can be a risk of consolidating servers onto a single virtual host?

A. Data emanation

B. Non-repudiation

C. Environmental control

D. Availability

D. Availability

Which of the following is a security best practice that allows a user to have one ID and password

for all systems?

A. SSO

B. PIV

C. Trusted OS

D. Token

A. SSO

An administrator is explaining the conditions under which penetration testing is preferred over

vulnerability testing. Which of the following statements correctly describes these advantages?

A. Identifies surface vulnerabilities and can be run on a regular basis

B. Proves that the system can be compromised

C. Safe for even inexperienced testers to conduct

D. Can be fairly fast depending on number of hosts

B. Proves that the system can be compromised

An employee is not able to receive email from a specific user at a different organization; however,

they can receive emails from other users. Which of the following would the administrator MOST

likely check to resolve the user's issue?

A. Browser pop-up settings

B. Spam folder settings

C. User local antivirus settings

D. The local firewall settings

D. The local firewall settings

Which of the following encryption schemes can be configured as the LEAST secure?

A. RC4

B. Twofish

C. 3DES

D. DES

D. DES

Which of the following security precautions needs to be implemented when securing a wireless

network? (Select THREE)

A. Enable data encryption on all wireless transmissions using WPA2.

B. Enable the lowest power setting necessary to broadcast to the targeted range.

C. Enable the highest power setting possible to make sure the broadcast reaches the targeted

range.

D. Enable data encryption on all wireless transmissions using WEP.

E. Authentication should take place using a pre-shared key (PSK) of no more than six characters.

F. Enable the ability to verilycredentials on an authentication server.

A. Enable data encryption on all wireless transmissions using WPA2.

D. Enable data encryption on all wireless transmissions using WEP.

E. Authentication should take place using a pre-shared key (PSK) of no more than six characters.

Which of the following is reversible when encrypting data?

A. A private key

B. A public key

C. A hashing algorithm

D. A symmetric key

D. A symmetric key

Which of the following can be exploited for session hijacking while accessing the Internet?

A. P2P

B. Browser history

C. Cookies

D. SQL

C. Cookies

A large amount of continuous small transmissions are originating from multiple external hosts to

the corporate web server, which is also inaccessible to users. Which of the following attacks is

MOST likely the cause?

A. Spoofing

B. DNS poisoning

C. DDoS

D. DoS

C. DDoS

Which of the following asymmetric algorithms was designed to provide both encryption and digital

signatures?

A. Diffie-Hellman

B. DSA

C. SHA

D. RSA

D. RSA

Which of the following can cause data leakage from web based applications?

A. Device encryption

B. Poor error handling

C. Application hardening

D. XML

D. XML

Which of the following describes a design element that requires unknown computers connecting to

the corporate network to be automatically part of a specific VLAN until certain company

requirements are met?

A. RAS

B. NAC

C. NAT

D. RADIUS

B. NAC

The benefit of using software whole disk encryption is:

A. the data can be retrieved easier if the disk is damaged

B. the disk's MBR is encrypted as well.

C. unauthorized disk access is logged in a separate bit.

D. the entire file system is encrypted in case of theft.

D. the entire file system is encrypted in case of theft.

Which of the following organizational disaster recovery types would provide a building and network

equipment but not current application data?

A. Warm site

B. Field site

C. Cold site

D. Hot site

A. Warm site

Which of the following best practices would a security administrator implement in order to prevent

one user from having too many administrative rights?

A. Complex passwords

B. Least privilege

C. Job rotation

D. System accounts with minimal rights

B. Least privilege

An administrator is providing management with a mobile device that allows email access. The

mobile device will be password protected in case of loss. Which of the following additional security

measures should the administrator ensure is in place?

A. The mobile device should erase itself after a set number of invalid password attempts.

B. The password should be alpha-numeric only, due to keypad limitations.

C. The password should be common so that the mobile device can be re-assigned.

D. The mobile device should use and be equipped with removal storage for sensitive data

retrieval.

A. The mobile device should erase itself after a set number of invalid password attempts.

Which of the following BEST identifies the sensitivity of a document?

A. Metadata

B. Information classification

C. Risk transference

D. Access control list

B. Information classification

Which of the following alternate site types is the MOST affordable after implementation?

A. Cold site

B. Off site

C. Hot site

D. Warm site

A. Cold site

Which of the following can use a trust system where public keys are stored in an online directory?

A. DES

B. AES

C. PGP

D. WEP

C. PGP

Which of the following elements has the ability to hide a node's internal address from the public

network?

A. NAT

B. NAC

C. NDS

D. VLAN

A. NAT

An administrator would like to update a network machine with a number of vendor fixes

concurrently. Which of the following would accomplish this with the LEAST amount of effort?

A. Install a service pack

B. Install a patch.

C. Install ahotfix.

D. Install a new version of the program

A. Install a service pack

A port scan of a network identified port 25 open on an internal system. Which of the following

types of traffic is this typically associated with?

A. Web traffic

B. File sharing traffic

C. Mail traffic

D. Network management traffic

C. Mail traffic

If an end-user forgets the password that encrypts the content of a critical hard drive, which of the

following would aid in recovery of the data?

A. Key escrow

B. Symmetric key

C. Certificate authority

D. Chain of custody

A. Key escrow

A technician needs to ensure that all major software revisions have been installed on a critical

network machine. Which of the following must they install to complete this task?

A. HIDS

B. Hotfixes

C. Patches

D. Service packs