CAS-005 Practice Questions
CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam
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An organization recently experienced a security incident due to an exterior door in a busy area getting stuck open. The organization launches a security campaign focused on the motto, "See Something, Say Something." Which of the following best describes what the organization wants to educate employees about?
During a recent audit, a company's systems were assessed- Given the following information:
Which of the following is the best way to reduce the attack surface?
A company wants to invest in research capabilities with the goal to operationalize the research output. Which of the following is the best option for a security architect to recommend?
A company's SICM Is continuously reporting false positives and false negatives The security operations team has Implemented configuration changes to troubleshoot possible reporting errors Which of the following sources of information best supports the required analysts process? (Select two).
Source code snippets for two separate malware samples are shown below:
Sample 1:
knockEmDown(String e) {
if(target.isAccessed()) {
target.toShell(e);
System.out.printIn(e.toString());
c2.sendTelemetry(target.hostname.toString + " is " + e.toString());
} else {
target.close();
}
}
Sample 2:
targetSys(address a) {
if(address.islpv4()) {
address.connect(1337);
address.keepAlive("paranoid");
String status = knockEmDown(address.current);
remote.sendC2(address.current + " is " + status);
} else {
throw Exception e;
}
}
Which of the following describes the most important observation about the two samples?
A systems administrator wants to reduce the number of failed patch deployments in an organization. The administrator discovers that system owners modify systems or applications in an ad hoc manner. Which of the following is the best way to reduce the number of failed patch deployments?
An analyst has prepared several possible solutions to a successful attack on the company. The solutions need to be implemented with the least amount of downtime. Which of the following should the analyst perform?
A company designs policies and procedures for hardening containers deployed in the production environment. However, a security assessment reveals that deployed containers are not complying with the security baseline. Which of the following solutions best addresses this issue throughout early life-cycle stages?
A central bank implements strict risk mitigations for the hardware supply chain, including an allow list for specific countries of origin. Which of the following best describes the cyberthreat to the bank?
Engineers are unable to control pumps at Site A from Site B when the SCADA controller at Site A experiences an outage. A security analyst must provide a secure solution that ensures Site A pumps can be controlled by a SCADA controller at Site B if a similar outage occurs again. Which of the following represents the most cost-effective solution?
