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Question # 221

Which of the following are cases in which an engineer should recommend the decommissioning of a network device? (Select two).

Options:

A.  

The device has been moved from a production environment to a test environment.

B.  

The device is configured to use cleartext passwords.

C.  

The device is moved to an isolated segment on the enterprise network.

D.  

The device is moved to a different location in the enterprise.

E.  

The device ' s encryption level cannot meet organizational standards.

F.  

The device is unable to receive authorized updates.

Discussion 0
Question # 222

An employee from the accounting department logs in to a website. A desktop application automatically downloads on the employee ' s computer. Which of the following has occurred?

Options:

A.  

XSS

B.  

Watering hole

C.  

Typosquatting

D.  

Buffer overflow

Discussion 0
Question # 223

A security analyst is reviewing the source code of an application to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. Which of the following kinds of analysis best describes this review?

Options:

A.  

Dynamic

B.  

Static

C.  

Gap

D.  

Impact

Discussion 0
Question # 224

The help desk receives multiple calls that machines with an outdated OS version are running slowly. Several users are seeing virus detection alerts. Which of the following mitigation techniques should be reviewed first?

Options:

A.  

Patching

B.  

Segmentation

C.  

Monitoring

D.  

Isolation

Discussion 0
Question # 225

A security analyst sees an increase of vulnerabilities on workstations after a deployment of a company group policy. Which of the following vulnerability types will the analyst most likely find on the workstations?

Options:

A.  

Misconfiguration

B.  

Zero-day

C.  

Malicious update

D.  

Supply chain

Discussion 0
Question # 226

Which of the following is an example of memory injection?

Options:

A.  

Two processes access the same variable, allowing one to cause a privilege escalation.

B.  

A process receives an unexpected amount of data, which causes malicious code to be executed.

C.  

Malicious code is copied to the allocated space of an already running process.

D.  

An executable is overwritten on the disk, and malicious code runs the next time it is executed.

Discussion 0
Question # 227

An organization ' s web servers host an online ordering system. The organization discovers that the servers are vulnerable to a malicious JavaScript injection, which could allow attackers to access customer payment information. Which of the following mitigation strategies would be most effective for preventing an attack on the organization ' s web servers? (Select two).

Options:

A.  

Regularly updating server software and patches

B.  

Implementing strong password policies

C.  

Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit

D.  

Utilizing a web-application firewall

E.  

Performing regular vulnerability scans

F.  

Removing payment information from the servers

Discussion 0
Question # 228

Which of the following is a company addressing when it rolls out MDM on all COPE devices?

Options:

A.  

Malware outbreaks

B.  

Phishing attacks

C.  

Unsupported applications

D.  

Data masking

Discussion 0
Question # 229

An organization has a new regulatory requirement to implement corrective controls on a financial system. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the new requirement?

Options:

A.  

To defend against insider threats altering banking details

B.  

To ensure that errors are not passed to other systems

C.  

To allow for business insurance to be purchased

D.  

To prevent unauthorized changes to financial data

Discussion 0
Question # 230

The Chief Information Security Officer wants to discuss options for a disaster recovery site that allows the business to resume operations as quickly as possible. Which of the following solutions meets this requirement?

Options:

A.  

Hot site

B.  

Cold site

C.  

Geographic dispersion

D.  

Warm site

Discussion 0
Question # 231

A company discovered its data was advertised for sale on the dark web. During the initial investigation, the company determined the data was proprietary data. Which of the following is the next step the company should take?

Options:

A.  

Identity the attacker sentry methods.

B.  

Report the breach to the local authorities.

C.  

Notify the applicable parties of the breach.

D.  

Implement vulnerability scanning of the company ' s systems.

Discussion 0
Question # 232

Which of the following threat actors would most likely deface the website of a high-profile music group?

Options:

A.  

Unskilled attacker

B.  

Organized crime

C.  

Nation-state

D.  

Insider threat

Discussion 0
Question # 233

A network administrator must turn off insecure protocols after a recent inspection. Which of the following best describes the vulnerability the network administrator is remediating?

Options:

A.  

Device misconfigurations

B.  

Sideloading

C.  

Memory injection

D.  

Malicious update

Discussion 0
Question # 234

Which of the following vulnerabilities would likely be mitigated by setting up an MDM platform?

Options:

A.  

TPM

B.  

Buffer overflow

C.  

Jailbreaking

D.  

SQL injection

Discussion 0
Question # 235

Which of the following is an example of a data protection strategy that uses tokenization?

Options:

A.  

Encrypting databases containing sensitive data

B.  

Replacing sensitive data with surrogate values

C.  

Removing sensitive data from production systems

D.  

Hashing sensitive data in critical systems

Discussion 0
Question # 236

Which of the following is a reason an organization should use different CSPs for a critical financial application?

Options:

A.  

Application overhead can be better load balanced across multiple providers.

B.  

Platform diversity reduces the likelihood of losing access to resources.

C.  

Parallel processing allows continued operations while deploying time-critical security updates.

D.  

Selection of a hot site minimizes downtime and helps the organization meet its RTO.

Discussion 0
Question # 237

A company processes a large volume of business-to-business transactions and prioritizes data confidentiality over transaction availability. The company ' s firewall administrator must configure a new hardware-based firewall to replace the current one. Which of the following should the administrator do to best align with the company requirements in case a security event occurs?

Options:

A.  

Ensure the firewall data plane moves to fail-closed mode.

B.  

Implement a deny-all rule as the last firewall ACL rule.

C.  

Prioritize business-critical application traffic through the firewall.

D.  

Configure rate limiting between the firewall interfaces.

Discussion 0
Question # 238

An enterprise has been experiencing attacks focused on exploiting vulnerabilities in older browser versions with well-known exploits. Which of the following security solutions should be configured to best provide the ability to monitor and block these known signature-based attacks?

Options:

A.  

ACL

B.  

DLP

C.  

IDS

D.  

IPS

Discussion 0
Question # 239

A legal department must maintain a backup from all devices that have been shredded and recycled by a third party. Which of the following best describes this requirement?

Options:

A.  

Data retention

B.  

Certification

C.  

Sanitation

D.  

Destruction

Discussion 0
Question # 240

A security analyst is reviewing the following logs about a suspicious activity alert for a user ' s VPN log-ins. Which of the following malicious activity indicators triggered the alert?

✅Log Summary:

User logs in fromChicago, ILmultiple times, then suddenly a successful login appears fromRome, Italy, followed again by Chicago logins — all within ashort time span.

Options:

A.  

Impossible travel

B.  

Account lockout

C.  

Blocked content

D.  

Concurrent session usage

Discussion 0
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